by Kent Holland | Feb 6, 2011 | Newsletter Article, standard of care
As a result of a fatal accident that occurred when a car hit a low median separating traffic on a highway overpass bridge and vaulted over it into oncoming traffic, plaintiffs filed suit against the engineering firm that had years earlier performed professional...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article, standard of care
A plaintiff’s expert witness was challenged by the defendant on the basis that the expert’s testimony failed to adequately demonstrate that there was a consensus within the architectural community for the standard of care that he asserted applied in the case. The...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article, standard of care
A Court of Appeals in Texas ruled that expert testimony is required to establish the standard of care of a construction management firm since a lay person would not have sufficient knowledge of the duties of a construction management firm. Judgment was entered for the...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article, standard of care
Where a contractor filed suit alleging that an engineering firm was negligent in designing, engineering and surveying land where a group of homes were planned to be built, the trial court granted summary judgment for the engineer because expert testimony offered by...
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