by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
In a recent case, Herczeg v. Hampton Township Municipal Authority and Bankson Engineers, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania declined to impose liability on an engineer in circumstances where the complaint alleged that the engineer had actual knowledge of dangerous job...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
In December 2001, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued an important decision regarding statutory home warranties in the case of Koes v. Advanced Design, Inc., 636 N.W. 2d 352 (Minn.Ct.App. 2001). The impact of this case will be felt by homebuilders across Minnesota,...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
What a difference 12 months make! In the late spring of 2000, the news was the continued profitability of the surety business with expectations that, as long as the construction economy continued to grow, conditions in the surety market would continue to be favorable...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Introduction A year ago, we predicted price increases for 2001 as carriers sought to improve underwriting results. What we didn’t anticipate was the significant reduction of investment income for the industry. Through nine months of 2001, net investment income...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A painter that suffered serious injury on a U.S. Navy construction project was not entitled to recover against the government for alleged failure to supervise the work of an independent contractor, where the government fulfilled any duty it might have had to supervise...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A masonry subcontractor was not bound by its bid to the general contractor, despite the general contractor’s reliance upon it, since the subcontractor reasonably objected to terms and conditions of the written subcontract which it refused to sign. What was...
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