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Uninsurable Duty Under Compliance with Law Clause

by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2022 | Newsletter Article

Professional services contracts typically include a clause stating that the consultant shall provide all services consistent with all laws, regulations, ordinance and codes.  Although this may seem like an appropriate requirement, it could create an uninsurable...

Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Penalties against Project Owner can be Recovered from Engineer and Contractor through Indemnification and Contribution Claims

by Kent Holland | Dec 13, 2017 | Newsletter Article

Where disabled individuals sued the City of Los Angeles for alleged failure of the city’s bus facility to meet the accessibility standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and of the Rehabilitation Act, the city filed a third party complaint against AECOM...

Contracts for Design Professionals – 1

by Kent Holland | Nov 20, 2014 | Contracts for Design Professionals

Course slides: Contracts for Design Professionals – Module 1 This is Module 1 of a 9 module class that may be taken for AIA Continuing Education credit. Discussion of the following contract clauses: Advertising, Americans with Disabilities Act, As-Built...

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...

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