Laura Freid-Studlo | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | September 15, 2015 In Gongloff Contracting, L.L.C. v. L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Architects & Engineers, Inc., 2015 Pa. Super 149 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 8, 2015), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed the trial court’s decision and held that a claim for negligent misrepresentation could be based… Continue reading Pennsylvania Appellate Court Confirms Exception to Economic Loss Doctrine for Claims Regarding Faulty Design Documents
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Federal Trial Court Addresses the Use of the Engineer’s Standard of Care as a Contract Term
Doug Shevelow | Bricker & Eckler LLP | September 30, 2015 Ohio Revised Code 2305.09(D) establishes the time limitation for suing somebody for most types of negligence (i.e. “tort”) as four years. That raises the question: Four years from when? The answer is four years from when the cause of action accrues, which, of course,… Continue reading Federal Trial Court Addresses the Use of the Engineer’s Standard of Care as a Contract Term
Construction Contract Design & Construction Liability Waivers
Advise & Consult, Inc. | September 24, 2015 A construction contract is now more and more frequently being written to include liability waiver clauses. These clauses are also growing in diversity as to which clause will limit the liability of each party included in the contract. Lawsuits involving design professionals have been trending upwards for a… Continue reading Construction Contract Design & Construction Liability Waivers
Colorado Adopts Notice Rule for Typical Design Professional Claims-made Insurance Policies
Ross A. Hoogerhyde | Gordon & Rees LLP | July 21, 2015 Typically, design professionals’ errors and omissions insurance policies are claims-made and reported or claims-made policies. These policies, unlike traditional occurrence policies, provide coverage for claims made and reported during a predetermined period of time. With a claims-made policy, the making of a claim… Continue reading Colorado Adopts Notice Rule for Typical Design Professional Claims-made Insurance Policies
Connecticut Legislature Introduces Bill that Would Subject the State to a Statute of Limitations in Claims Against Design Professionals
Todd Regan | Construction Law Zone | April 6, 2015 The Connecticut Legislature recently introduced a bill that would subject the State to a ten year statute of repose for claims against design professionals for defective design and/or administration of construction projects. The proposed bill is in response to the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision in the… Continue reading Connecticut Legislature Introduces Bill that Would Subject the State to a Statute of Limitations in Claims Against Design Professionals