- A1 - Construction Manager Owes Independent Duty of Care to Contractor – Economic Loss Affords no Protection
- A2 - Implied Contract Allows Subcontractor to make claim directly against project Owner for Unjust Enrichment and Get Around Pay-if-Paid Clause
- A3 - Labor Shortage is Slowing Down Construction
- A4 - Builders Risk Policy Faulty Workmanship Exclusion applied to Wall Collapse
- A1 - Subcontractor Failure to do Soil-Compaction Testing was Covered by General Contractor’s CGL Policy as an Occurrence that Caused Damages to Building
- A2 - Arbitration Provision of Prime Contract Incorporated by Reference into Subcontract, Requiring Subcontractor to Arbitrate its Claims
- A3 - Contractor Cannot Sue Project Engineer as Owner's Agent on Implied-in-Fact Contract. Signing Check that contained the words “Final Payment” Constituted Accord and Satisfaction
- A4 - Contractor’s CGL Policy Professional Liability Exclusion Precludes Coverage for Damages from Subcontracted Land Surveyor’s Error
- A5 - Spearin Doctrine Applies to Design-Build Contracts allowing Trade Subcontractor to Rely on Designs Provided by Engineer/Subcontractor
- A1 - Contractual Agreement can shorten statutory Time Limit for Bringing Suit
- A2 - $50,000 Limitation of Liability Clause Enforced Although Eight Percent of Designer’s Fee
- A3 - Suit Dismissed with Prejudice because Certificate of Merit not filed with Complaint
- A4 - $2 million Slip and Fall Verdict for Scaffolding Accident Thrown Out because Laborer Proved Elements of Premises Liability but Judge’s Jury Instruction Mistakenly Only Addressed General Negligence. A costly Trial Error
- A5 - 10 tips for making the home safer for elderly relatives
- A1 - Professional Liability Exclusion in CGL Policy Barred Coverage for $25 Million Damages Claim from Ruptured Pipe Line
- A2 - Building Code Requirements Imposed Non-Delegable Duty on General Contractor for Safety Guardrails
- A3 - Construction Manager not Responsible for Injuries to a Contractor’s Employee where it had no Ability to Control the Contractor’s Activity
- A4 - CM/General Contractor, as a Statutory Employer, is Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Act Immunity from Suit by Subcontractor’s Injured Employee
- A1 - Economic Loss Doctrine did not bar a Contractor’s Negligent Misrepresentation Claim against Architect Seeking Indemnity against Subcontractor Delay Claim
- A2 - Implied Warranty of Habitability does not Apply to Design Professionals and Material Suppliers who did not Perform Construction Work on Condominium
- A3 - Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Penalties against Project Owner can be Recovered from Engineer and Contractor through Indemnification and Contribution Claims
- A4 - Indemnification Clause that Included Voidable Provision was Enforced to Extent Legally Permissible Instead of Throwing out Entire Clause
- A1 - Common-Enterprise Defense Prevents Employee that Recovered Workers Compensation from also Recovering from Other Contractor
- A2 - Indemnity Obligation Includes First Party Attorneys Fees Based on Language of the Clause
- A3 - Architect Cannot Enforce Mechanic’s Lien for Design Services Performed Offsite Where it Failed to Provide Actual Notice to Landowner that it was Performing Services
- A4 - Corporate Asset Purchaser Not Liable as a Mere Continuation of the Corporation
- A1 - Pollution Exclusion Can’t be Applied to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Caused from Covered Occurrence Under Different Provision of Policy
- A2 - Architect/Design-Builder Responsible for Construction Subcontractor’s Site Safety
- A3 - Limitation of Liability Clause Enforced to Limit Recovery to only $550,000 of a $9.5 Million Jury Verdict
- A4 - Economic Loss Rule Does not Apply to Fraud Claims
- A1 - Arbitration or Jury Trial- Which is the better choice for A/E’s?
- A2 - Indemnification Clause Unenforceable where Inconsistent with a State’s Contribution Act Applicable to Joint Tortfeasors
- A3 - Lead-Based Paint Is a "Pollutant" within CGL Pollution Exclusion
- A4 - Economic Loss Doctrine Does Not Bar Negligent Misrepresentation Claim against Design Professional
- A1 - Essential to Engage Your Insurance Broker to Review Additional Insured Endorsement Requirements in Contracts
- A2 - Indemnification and Defense Obligation Applied to Owner’s First-Party Claim to Require Engineer to Defend Owner Against Run of the Mill Contractor Claim
- A3 - Court Affirms that Indemnification Clauses Traditionally Used and Interpreted as Extending Only to Third-Party Claims – Cannot be Used for First Party Damages from Breach of Contract
- A4 - Government Can’t Use Contract’s General Disclaimer of Reliance on Site Information to Deny Differing Site Condition Claim (Metcalf v. U.S. precedent)
- A1 - Who has Responsibility for Jobsite Safety is Determined by Contract Language
- A2 - Additional Insured—Owners, Lessees or Contractors—Automatic Status for Other Parties When Required in Written Construction Agreement (CG 20 38 04 13)
- A3 - Contractor Not Liable for Costs to Correct Wooden Decking that was installed per the Design Specifications but was Inappropriate for the Climate and Location
- A4 - Economic Loss Doctrine Bars Claim against Designer by a Third Party Seeking Purely Economic Losses
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