by Kent Holland | Jun 23, 2022 | Current Issue:, Newsletter Article
Owner of a tract of land (Wilevco) leased the land to a general merchandising store (Fred’s), and Wilevco then hired a contractor who constructed a new store. Five years after construction, a shopper fell on a curb in front of the main door to the store. This...
by Kent Holland | Jun 23, 2022 | Current Issue:, Newsletter Article
A worker was injured when he fell through a skylight opening in a roof on which he was working. He alleged common-law negligence and violation of the New York Scaffolding Act against the construction manager (CM) and project owner. Appellate court held, on the issue...
by Kent Holland | Jun 23, 2022 | Current Issue:, Newsletter Article, Uncategorized
If you haven’t visited my YouTube Channel to see short videos I have prepared discussing key issues in contracts, do it now! Click on videos and see a list of about 80 videos I have done. Some are 20 minutes long. But most of them are quite short and address only a...
by Kent Holland | May 31, 2022 | Newsletter Article
A construction laborer was injured when part of a floor collapsed on him when he was removing concrete “topping.” The individual sued the engineer arguing negligence in failing to disclose the dangerous unstable condition and failing to specify that the floor should...
by Kent Holland | May 31, 2022 | Newsletter Article
An unlicensed architect worked as an architectural designer for an engineering firm for eight years. Another individual worked an engineering draftsman for the firm for almost 20 years. He had a civil engineering degree but never passes the professional...
by Kent Holland | May 31, 2022 | Newsletter Article
General contractor and its CGL carrier were sued by a subcontractor’s employee for injuries sustained when hit by truck driven by another subcontractor while working on site. The CGL moved for summary judgment on the basis that an exclusion in the policy barred...
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