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...
by Kent Holland | Feb 18, 2013 | Newsletter Article
Where a project owner assessed liquidated damages against its construction contractor for untimely completion, the contractor filed a claim against the project engineer asserting that the delay was due to defective plans and specifications, and also that the...
by Kent Holland | Feb 18, 2013 | Newsletter Article
Where construction defects caused significant repair costs, a condominum association at Stratton Mountain (along with the project developer) sued and settled with the construction contractor for the defects for over $7 million but then incurred more than that in...
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