by Kent Holland | Jan 31, 2014 | differing site conditions, Newsletter Article
On a contract for a renovation and asbestos removal in a state office building, the contractor claimed there was a differing site condition making asbestos removal more difficult than anticipated. The Supreme Court of Alaska held that the contractor could have...
by Kent Holland | Aug 14, 2013 | Newsletter Article
A bank was found entitled to recover the full value of all payments from a prime contractor that were misdirected to the subcontractor, where the prime contractor had acknowledged the subcontractor’s assignment agreement with the bank and had agreed to make payments...
by Kent Holland | Jun 27, 2013 | Newsletter Article
A Water Authority filed suit against its engineering firm for negligence and breach of contract, alleging that various deficiencies in its services caused the Authority to incur costs of having to dig up and investigate pipelines installed by its contractor. The...
by Kent Holland | Mar 29, 2013 | Newsletter Article
Where a jury awarded a contractor approximately $19 million for delay and impact costs caused by actions of the project owner (including breach of contract), the judgment was reversed on appeal. Also, an award of $10.5 Million attorneys fees was granted to the Owner...
by Kent Holland | Dec 28, 2012 | Newsletter Article
Although construction defects caused water leaks that resulted in mold growth that required major remediation of a newly constructed house, the homeowner was denied damages by a court because it failed to prove that the remediation costs it paid were reasonable, and...
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