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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Second Circuit – Architect’s Faulty Designs were Two Separate Defects
Matthew D. Stockwell – July 15, 2014 On June 23, 2014, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the case Dormitory Authority of the State of New York v. Continental Casualty Company (2014 WL 2808073), a declaratory judgment action filed by a building owner against the architect’s insurance carrier over the faulty design of… Continue reading Second Circuit – Architect’s Faulty Designs were Two Separate Defects
Construction Defect Basics
A house is generally a homeowners’ single most valuable financial investment and one of the most important emotional investments. To them it is more than bricks and mortar; it is the place where they live, rest, and raise their families. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting homeowners realize their new homes suffer from some… Continue reading Construction Defect Basics