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Architects Not Liable Under Americans with Disabilities Act

by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | Newsletter Article

Where two plaintiffs sued a theater owner and its architect for a new facility in which the plaintiffs claimed the seating and restroom facilities were designed and built out of compliance with the ADA, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...

A/E Potentially Liable to Contractor for Defective Design Documents

by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | Newsletter Article

A general contractor sued a project architect, alleging that the architect prepared erroneous design documents knowing that the project owner would supply them to the successful bidder who would be injured if they were inadequate. An appellate court held the...

Insurance Carrier Had No Duty to Defend Engineer in Wrongful Death Action Based on Trench Collapse

by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | duty to defend, Newsletter Article

An engineer’s general liability insurance carrier (“Utica Insurance”) refused to defend a suit against the engineer arising out of the death of a laborer (“Lindsley”) in a trench collapse. It contented that the claim was excluded from coverage....

Failure to Attend Pre-Bid Site Visit Proves Fatal to Contractor’s Differing Site Conditions Claim

by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | differing site conditions, Newsletter Article

A government repair and alteration contract required installing new shower units to existing supply piping. Upon demolishing the shower wall, the contractor discovered that due to the location of the existing supply lines it would have to remove and replace the pipes....

Architect Wins Entitlement to Damages, but Recovers Nothing, Because it Failed to Keep Adequate Cost Records

by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | Newsletter Article

An architect performed both design and construction administration services under its contract with a school district. When the construction contractor completed the project eight months late, the architect alleged that it was entitled to recover compensation for the...

Contractor Terminated for Default for Failure to Adequately Respond to Cure Notice

by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | Newsletter Article

Where contractor failed to respond adequately to the Navy’s reasonable request of assurances of timely performance, the Navy was entitled to regard the contractor’s failure to provide such assurances as a breach of the contract. The issuance of a cure notice may be...
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