Lauren R. MacLellan – January 30, 2013 Last month, the Massachusetts Appeals Court further eroded legal protections for contractors seeking to defend themselves against claims by condominium associations and condominium unit owners. Before this decision, contractors and other construction professionals (like architects) often used a legal defense known as the economic loss doctrine as a… Continue reading Yet Another Reason That Condo Work is Risky for MA Contractors
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Colorado Construction Law Developments in 2012
Scott C. Sandberg – December 2012 While Colorado’s General Assembly passed no significant legislation affecting construction law in 2012, the Colorado Court of Appeals handed down a number of significant rulings. In Melssen v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, the Colorado Court of Appeals held that a notice of claim made under Colorado’s Construction Defect Action Reform… Continue reading Colorado Construction Law Developments in 2012
Construction Defect Center Now Launches an Initiative Focused on Chinese Copper Residential Plumbing Pipe & Leaks in Newer Subdivisions-Homeowners-Plumbers Save the Pipe
December 4, 2012 Two years ago, the Construction Defect Center began an investigation of copper residential plumbing pipe that was used in new US subdivisions, or condominium projects built after 2005. Initially the groups focus was on cheap, or poorly made copper residential plumbing pipe from China. The group is now looking at all makers-but… Continue reading Construction Defect Center Now Launches an Initiative Focused on Chinese Copper Residential Plumbing Pipe & Leaks in Newer Subdivisions-Homeowners-Plumbers Save the Pipe
How Construction Defect Lawyers in Solving Compensation Issues Related to Loss of Property?
Larry Thompson – November 18, 2012 Assuming that since you have insured your property, you would get compensation for any construction related defect, the property might develop in future, is simply day dreaming. As a common man, you never know what is included in the property loss section of the insurance policy; you have bought for your… Continue reading How Construction Defect Lawyers in Solving Compensation Issues Related to Loss of Property?
Owner’s Material Breach may Excuse Contractor from Obligation to Perform
Alston & Bird, LLP – September 12, 2012 When things go wrong on a construction project, parties often engage in a “you-breached-no-you-breached” scenario. In a recent Texas case, an owner and contractor both alleged the other party breached the contract first, thus excusing their own further performance. The owner, who was also the general contractor,… Continue reading Owner’s Material Breach may Excuse Contractor from Obligation to Perform