Michael Gibbons | Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, PA | June 2, 2017 Construction is a risky business. During construction, claims for personal injury, property damage and economic losses are foreseeable and must be managed. After completion of construction, warranty claims and claims for latent defects are proliferating. Owners, developers and contractors must proactively… Continue reading Top Five Strategies for Managing Construction Risks
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Construction Litigation, and How to Avoid It.
Lawsuits about construction defects are a big burden to the homebuilding industry. This is especially true of class action litigation. Of course, good design and construction will substantially reduce the risk of a lawsuit. Construction attorney Douglas Folk explains the problems and pitfalls in home construction and how they can be minimized in this report.… Continue reading Construction Litigation, and How to Avoid It.
More Local Action on Construction Defects
Bill E. Kyriagis | Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti PC | August 5, 2015 The Denver Business Journal is reporting that, on Monday, Commerce City became the third city in the Denver metro-area to enact an ordinance addressing construction defects in condominium and other common interest community construction. Lakewood and Lone Tree have also enacted similar ordinances,… Continue reading More Local Action on Construction Defects
Construction Litigation—Battles on Many Fronts
Craig Martin | Construction Contractor Advisor | April 27, 2015 When you are involved in construction litigation, you have battles on several fronts, including those against subcontractors, owners, insurers and the court. Shoring up your defenses on each of these fronts is imperative, or you may lose the battle or, worse yet, the war. A recent… Continue reading Construction Litigation—Battles on Many Fronts
New for 2013! California Form Interrogatories
C. Andrew Gibson – November 1, 2012 Any construction litigation party faced with responding to California’s standard form interrogatories is all too familiar with the confusing use of the undefined term “incident” and the largely inapplicable “personal injury” interrogatories in a construction case. Similarly, any construction litigator dealing with the standard form interrogatories has felt the… Continue reading New for 2013! California Form Interrogatories