by Kent Holland | Jul 17, 2023 | Newsletter Article
When Contractor filed suit against residential property owner/client for failure to pay amounts due, the homeowner counterclaimed for construction defects. The Contractor then filed third-party claims against the client’s architect and against the geotechnical...
by Kent Holland | Aug 16, 2022 | Newsletter Article
In an important decision, the Supreme Court of Arizona held that design professionals that lack privity of contract with project owners owe no duty to reimburse those owners for purely economic losses. This is a reversal of the 1984 decision in Donnelly Construction...
by Kent Holland | Dec 29, 2020 | Newsletter Article
A highway contractor controlling traffic on a road on which it is performing construction owes a duty of care to a motorist who was rear-ended when forced to stop behind a car that wasn’t able to turn left at an intersection where traffic was backed up and stopped due...
by Kent Holland | Apr 25, 2016 | Newsletter Article
Gail S. Kelley, J.D., P.E. ConstructionRisk, LLC In an effort to revitalize a waterfront area along Lake Michigan, the City of Whiting, Indiana hired an engineering firm to design a lakefront park and marina. The Engineer, in turn, hired a Subconsultant to serve as...
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