by Kent Holland | Jun 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where Contractor’s insurance carrier brought a subrogation action against the project’s design professional for negligent performance, including failure to prepare contract drawings and specifications in a manner “fully coordinated for bidding by the various...
by Kent Holland | Jun 7, 2011 | indemnification clause, Newsletter Article
A general contractor under contract to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) was sued by the owner of a building adjacent to the construction site, alleging that water damage was caused by the contractor’s negligent construction activities. In addition to...
by Kent Holland | Jun 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a commercial general liability (GCL) insurance carrier filed a declaratory judgment action against its insured contractor asking the court to declare that the carrier owed no defense or indemnification duty arising out of costs to repair water damage to homes...
by Kent Holland | Jun 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a property owner filed suit against a limited liability company and sued the individual principal of the company as well as the company itself, alleging negligence, fraud and violations of the state unfair practice act, it was held that the owners were not...
by Kent Holland | Jun 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
For more than a decade, design professionals in Washington have been able to rely upon the economic loss doctrine as a bulwark against many third party claims and certain types of negligence claims from their clients. However, two recent Washington State Supreme...
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