An owner developing a project under a design-build contract filed suit against a design professional that was a subcontractor to the owner’s design-build contractor. The suit was based on negligence and also breach of contract and named the engineering firm and two...
J. Kent Holland, Esq. A subsequent (non-original) homeowner may not bring a negligence suit against a homebuilder for economic losses arising from latent construction defects when there has been no physical injury to persons or property. The builder’s violation of a...
By J. Kent Holland, Esq. ConstructionRisk Counsel, PLLC Where a project owner filed suit against both the engineering firm, and the individual engineer that designed a post foundation for a fabric-roofed farm building, the negligence action against the individual...
By James Rhodes & Kent Holland A federal district court in Pennsylvania ruled that the insurer of a hotel’s second owner could advance a negligence action against the general contractor for alleged code violations that may have contributed to a fire. Ultimately,...
After a project owner terminated its prime contractor and paid an outstanding invoice owed to the subcontractor, it subsequently filed suit against the subcontractor alleging negligent construction and breach of contract. Summary judgment was granted, and affirmed on...
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