by Kent Holland | Jul 8, 2014 | Newsletter Article
Dion N. Cominos, Esq. Gordon & Rees LLP The Supreme Court of California has now published its decision in Beacon v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (211 Cal.App.4th 1301 (2014)). In short, the Court concluded that prime architects designing residential...
by Kent Holland | May 16, 2013 | Newsletter Article, third party claims
A design professional has been held to owe a third party condominium unit purchaser a duty of care in the performance of its professional services for the developer despite language in the design professional contract stating otherwise. The court relied on both the...
by Kent Holland | Mar 29, 2013 | Newsletter Article
Under Louisiana law, a federal district court held that the general contractor, on a public contract to build a warehouse, could sue the owner’s project engineer for negligence based on allegations that the contractor’s ability to perform its obligations to the Owner...
by Kent Holland | Mar 29, 2013 | Newsletter Article
Where a structural steel subcontractor filed suit against the project owner’s architect, alleging that the architect’s plans and specifications were defective and caused delays that economically damaged the contractor, a trial court applied the economic loss doctrine...
by Kent Holland | Feb 20, 2013 | Newsletter Article
The “Completed and Accepted Doctrine” was held by a court to bar a slip and fall case against an architect who failed to observe that a construction contractor had failed to install “contrast marking stripes” on steps inside a theater the architect designed. The...
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