David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates | August 18, 2019 If you are dealing with latent construction defects, it is imperative that you consult with counsel to understand your rights. This not only includes claims for property damage stemming from latent construction defects, but also personal injury stemming from such defects. There is a ten-year… Continue reading Ten-Year Statute of Repose to Sue For Latent Construction Defects
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Nevada Legislative Update: August 2019
Edward Garcia and Brittany Walker | Holland & Hart | August 30, 2019 CONSTRUCTION AB 421 amends the laws governing residential construction defects. Key changes include extending the statute of repose from six to ten years and no longer requiring an expert to be present at an inspection concerning an alleged construction defect. Proponents of… Continue reading Nevada Legislative Update: August 2019
“Slow and Steady Doesn’t Always Win the Race” – Applicability of a Statute of Repose on Indemnity/Contribution Claims in New Hampshire
Rahul Gogineni | White and Williams | September 3, 2019 In Rankin v. South Street Downtown Holdings, Inc., 2019 N.H. LEXIS 165, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire considered, pursuant to a question transferred by the trial court, whether RSA 508:4-b, the statute of repose for improvements to real property, applies to indemnity and contribution claims. The… Continue reading “Slow and Steady Doesn’t Always Win the Race” – Applicability of a Statute of Repose on Indemnity/Contribution Claims in New Hampshire
A Milestone Construction-Defect Case at New Hampshire Supreme Court
Boston Real Estate Times | August 16, 2019 Morrison Mahoney LLP, one of the northeast region’s leading litigation firms, announced that William A. Staar, a Partner in the firm’s Construction Litigation Practice, prevailed in a case before the New Hampshire Supreme Court (NHSC) on behalf of landscape architect, Wagner Hodgson, Inc. At issue was whether New Hampshire’s eight-year statute… Continue reading A Milestone Construction-Defect Case at New Hampshire Supreme Court
Contractor Liable Thirteen Years After the Fact??
Earl K. Messer | Taft Stettinius & Hollister | June 28, 2019 Imagine you built a school back in 2005. Years go by. Many employees who worked on the project are gone. Their emails are no longer available to review. Most other records are buried somewhere, maybe. The owner has handled maintenance year after year… Continue reading Contractor Liable Thirteen Years After the Fact??