Mark Stockman | Frantz Ward The Benefits of CollaborationIn today’s construction industry, it is no secret that there is always increasing pressure to speed up schedules and to keep costs down. One key factor that can help achieve these goals is to increase the coordination between the various stakeholders in the project so that all… Continue reading The Design Liability Hot Potato: The Spectrum Between Collaboration and Delegated Design
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Negligent Inspection Claim Against Supervising Design Professional/Consultant
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates Can a negligence argument be created against consulting design professionals or entities that are involved in the inspection of a trade’s work? The recent opinion in Bautech USA, Inc. v. Resolve Equipment, Inc., 2023 WL 4186395 (S.D.Fla. 2023) contains an interesting fact pattern that touches upon this issue. While the case dealt with… Continue reading Negligent Inspection Claim Against Supervising Design Professional/Consultant
Third District Confirms Design Professionals Subject to Four-Year Statute of Limitations for Construction-Based Malpractice Claims
Cesar Avila and Joy Lundeen | Bilzin Sumberg Design professionals lay the foundation for any construction project by preparing plans and other construction documents that general contractors, subcontractors, and others rely on to perform their own work. When construction goes awry, owners and developers often seek legal recourse against their design professionals. Over the last… Continue reading Third District Confirms Design Professionals Subject to Four-Year Statute of Limitations for Construction-Based Malpractice Claims
Beware of Design Pitfalls In Unfamiliar Territory
Brad Shefrin | ENR Mountain States $250,000. $1.5 million. $12 million. These are the litigation damage estimates that plaintiffs sought to recover against design professionals who failed to familiarize themselves with local site conditions. For firms designing projects for clients with a regional, national or even international footprint, associating with local professionals is an often… Continue reading Beware of Design Pitfalls In Unfamiliar Territory
Architect, Engineer, and Design Professional Liens in California: A Different Animal than the Mechanics’ Lien
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group Most in the construction industry are familiar with the rules governing California mechanics’ liens. They know that the Preliminary Notice of Civil Code Section 8034 and 8200-8216 is an important foundational prerequisite document and that the deadline to record a mechanics’ lien is generally triggered by events occurring at… Continue reading Architect, Engineer, and Design Professional Liens in California: A Different Animal than the Mechanics’ Lien