New Florida Bill Shortens Time for Construction-Defect Lawsuits

Jessica Zelitt | Construction Executive On April 13, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 360 into law. This legislation alters the time period for bringing forward construction-defect lawsuits, as well as modifies the current private right of action against a contractor for violation of the Florida Building Code. First, SB 360 amends §… Continue reading New Florida Bill Shortens Time for Construction-Defect Lawsuits

Emerging Trends in Construction Defect/Product Liability for Manufacturers

David Toney | Adams and Reese There are several emerging trends in 2023 concerning construction component manufacturers. 1. Tendering to and/or Adding Subs and Suppliers to Claims/Cases/Matters The most notable trend specific to manufacturers is that their largest customers have now largely decided upon a defense strategy of tendering to and/or adding its subs and… Continue reading Emerging Trends in Construction Defect/Product Liability for Manufacturers

A Trivial Case

Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog Construction defect cases leading to physical injury are rarely trivial, at least in the eyes of the injured party, but alas sometimes they are as the next case, Nunez v. City of Redondo Beach, 81 Cal.App.5th 749 (2022), demonstrates. The Nunez Case Monica Nunez, Vice President of Finance and… Continue reading A Trivial Case

Massachusetts Clarifies When the Statute of Repose is Triggered For a Multi-Phase or Multi-Building Project

Jeffrey J. Vita and Anna M. Perry | SDV Insights Lennar Hingham Holdings, LLC (“Lennar”) built a twenty-eight-building, 150-unit condominium project containing twenty-four discrete phases over a seven-year span. The condominium association subsequently brought an action against Lennar and others alleging design and construction defects to four main components of the common elements: “decks and… Continue reading Massachusetts Clarifies When the Statute of Repose is Triggered For a Multi-Phase or Multi-Building Project

Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies What Is and Is Not an “Occurrence” in the Construction Defect Context

Marianne Bradley and Anthony Miscioscia |White and Williams On December 31, 2019, the First District Illinois Appellate Court issued its decision in Owners Insurance Company v. Precision Painting & Decorating Corporation, clarifying what does and does not constitute “property damage” caused by an “occurrence” in the construction defect context. 2019 IL App. (1st) 190926-U, 2019 Ill.… Continue reading Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies What Is and Is Not an “Occurrence” in the Construction Defect Context

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