by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: Andrew B. Cohn, Esq. A very recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion (January 2005) has significantly changed Pennsylvania law, allowing a general contractor to directly sue an architect in negligence for additional construction costs caused by defective plans,...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Contractor that performed significantly greater unit quantities of paving work than anticipated was barred from an equitable adjustment because although it adequately documented the increased quantities and costs, and the project owner was aware of the same, the...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a subcontractor submitted a claim against the general contractor for payment, it submitted the matter to arbitration and the general contractor replied with a counterclaim in that arbitration and also initiated a third-party arbitration claim against a related...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Contractor that entered into a number of change orders for additional payments from the project owner (U.S. Navy) was barred from claiming entitlement to additional compensation when the Government subsequently terminated since each of the change orders contained...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where contractor was expected to make the construction manager (“CM”) an additional insured under its general liability policy, but failed to do so, the contractor’s insurance companies had no duty to provide coverage to the CM. The contractor’s insurance policies...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | indemnification clause, Newsletter Article
Where an indemnification clause in a construction subcontract was so broad as to require the subcontractor to indemnify a project owner and construction manager for their own negligence, a court held the clause could not be enforced during a summary judgment motion...
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