Carly Miller | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | March 23, 2016 A recent Pennsylvania case, Gongloff Contracting, LLC v. L. Robert Kimball & Assocs., Architects and Engineers, Inc., sheds light on circumstances in which design errors can lead to damages in tort as courts recognize exceptions to the economic loss doctrine for such errors… Continue reading Design Errors Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine
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Know Your Obligations Under Both the Prime Contract and Subcontract
Craig Martin | Construction Contractor Advisor | November 2, 2015 A recent case out of New Mexico highlights the importance for subcontractors to review their contract with the general and the contract between the general and the owner. In Centex/Worthgroup, LLC v. Worthgroup Architects, L.P, the architect claimed that the limitation of liability clause in the… Continue reading Know Your Obligations Under Both the Prime Contract and Subcontract
Bar Against Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Contracts Extended to Design Professionals
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | October 26, 2015 It’s a tactic as old as war itself. You can often gain a strategic advantage by selecting the location of battle. The same is true in litigation. But as the next case illustrates, when it comes to disputes between contractors (and design professionals), it isn’t always… Continue reading Bar Against Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Contracts Extended to Design Professionals
Design Professionals Protection from Third-party Liability
Eugene Peterson | Advise & Consult, Inc. | September 8, 2015 Attorneys T. Darren Barker (Michelman & Robinson, LLP); Melissa Dewey Brumback (Ragsdale Liggett) and Forensic Architect Dean J. Vlahos (Dean J. Vlahos FAIA & Associates), during the 1st annual Intermountain Construction Defects and Dispute Conference (CDDC) held May 15, 2015 in Salt Lake City,… Continue reading Design Professionals Protection from Third-party Liability