- A1 - The “Completed and Accepted Doctrine” Bars Third Party Suit against Architect that Failed to Observe and Report an Obvious, Patent Construction Defect to Owner/Client
- A2 - Certificate of Merit Requirement was Waived by Engineer’s Failure to Timely Push for Dismissal
- A3 - Condominium Association Barred by Economic Loss Doctrine from Suing Consultant for Repair Costs, and Lacks Third Party Beneficiary Rights to Sue the Consultant for Breach of Warranty
- A4 - Engineer Owed Independent Duty to a Construction Contractor to Provide Design Specifications That Do Not Cause Delays and Disruptions
- A5 - Arbitration Results Between Owner and Contractor Have no Collateral Estoppel Affect in Subsequent Litigation Against Architect (Lost Profits not Recoverable in any Event)
- A6 - Subcontractor’s Waiver of Claims Against Payment Bond is Void and Unenforceable
- A7 - Subcontractor’s Waiver of Consequential Damages is Enforced where the Waiver Clause was Incorporated by Reference from the Prime Contract
- A1 - Architect Liable to an Airport Maintenance Person who was Electrocuted While Working on an Electric Switchgear Box that had No Warning Labels
- A2 - Damages Not Recoverable Where Homeowner Failed to Prove the Reasonableness of Remedial Damages Incurred or the Difference-In-Value Damages
- A3 - Project Owner Permitted to Pursue Negligence Claim Based on Breach of Contract
- A4 - The Unrelenting Tide of the Duty to Defend
- A5 - Attorneys Fees Recovered to Enforce Indemnity Agreement
- A1 - Federal Contracts: Attorneys Fees Incurred for REA Preparation and Negotiation are Allowable Says U.S. Court of Appeals in Tip Top Construction
- A1 - Agreement to Indemnify Project Owner for Penalties due to Violations of Americans with Disabilities Act Is Void and Unenforceable
- A2 - Connecticut Supreme Court Reaffirms State's Immunity from Statutes of Limitation
- A3 - Additional Insureds Are Denied Coverage Where Carrier Rescinds Policy of Contractor That Had been Issued Based on Misrepresentations in the Policy Application Concerning the Nature of Contractor’s Work
- A4 - Employee Injured in Trench Collapse Cannot Circumvent Worker’s Compensation Bar Against Suing His Employer Absent Evidence of Intentional Wrong That Created Substantial Certainty of Injury or Death
- A5 - Bidder Cannot Sue Architect for Tortious Interference with a Business Expectancy for Recommending that Project Owner Reject Its Low Bid
- A1 - GC Had No Site Safety Liability Since it did Not Exercise its Retained Control Over the Job Site to Such an Extent as to Affirmatively Contribute to the Injuries of a Subcontractor's Laborer
- A2 - Economic Loss Doctrine Bars Suit against Design Firm Where there is No Privity of Contract Regardless of Whether Designer Might Have Deviated from Industry Standards
- A3 - Injured motorist cannot sue design professional for the alleged negligent design of roadway beyond the statute of repose that is applicable to improvements to real property
- A4 - Common Law Indemnity Allows Surety to Maintain Claim against Architect for Loss Allegedly Caused by Architect’s Negligence
- A5 - Failure to Follow Change Order Request Procedure Results in Design-Build Subcontractors Forfeiting Right to Recover Their Costs for Extra or Changed Work They Performed
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