Eric A. Grasberger – June 13, 2013 Oregon Senate Bill 254A and the CMGC method generally garner more attention than is justified. Here is the background. On a typical non-CMGC project, the general contractor will bid on a complete or nearly complete set of design documents. This is referred to as “design-bid-build.” In public construction, competitive bidding is… Continue reading SB 254A and Oregon’s CMGC Rules Are Overblown
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Newly Enacted Legislation Rewrites Florida’s Rules On Individual Design Professional Liability
James K. “Keith” Ramsey and Monte S. Starr – April 29, 2013 Law Permits Businesses Providing Professional Services to Limit the Liability of Individual Employees or Agents A new law will soon go into effect in Florida that will impact anyone doing business with design professionals in that state. Ever since Moransais v. Heathman, 744… Continue reading Newly Enacted Legislation Rewrites Florida’s Rules On Individual Design Professional Liability
Expert Testimony Explaining how Engineer’s Conduct Fell below the Standard of Care is Necessary to Establish Negligence
A technical breach by an engineer of its design professional agreement may not be enough to establish that the engineer is negligent. As the City of Huntington Woods learned in Huntington Woods v. Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, 2012 Mich App. LEXIS 879, expert testimony may be required to establish that an engineer’s contract breach amounts… Continue reading Expert Testimony Explaining how Engineer’s Conduct Fell below the Standard of Care is Necessary to Establish Negligence
When the Developer Can’t Rely on the Owner’s Engineer
Stanley A. Martin – February 9, 2012 The natural give and take between contractors and the design professionals sometimes gives way to litigation revolving around the contractor’s ability to rely on the design professional’s actions. A recent Massachusetts appellate court decision, available here (once posted) has clarified and limited the extent of that reliance. Meridian… Continue reading When the Developer Can’t Rely on the Owner’s Engineer
7 CRITICAL MISTAKES ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS MAKE DURING PROJECT NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION THAT SABOTAGE THEIR PROJECTS & INVITE LITIGATION
Melissa Brumback – Ragsdale Liggett, PLLC The typical commercial construction lawsuit can cost an architecture or engineering firm well over $100,000 to resolve. It is not unheard of for some construction lawsuits to rise into the multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars, and, in some cases, for damages to reach into… Continue reading 7 CRITICAL MISTAKES ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS MAKE DURING PROJECT NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION THAT SABOTAGE THEIR PROJECTS & INVITE LITIGATION