General Contractor on Highway Project Has No Duty to Prospective Motorists to Rectify Unsafe Condition or Warn of Unsafe Condition Where It Followed the Design Specifications and Work was Approved by Engineer and owner

by | Mar 16, 2012 | Newsletter Article

In a wrongful death lawsuit against a general contractor for the death of an individual whose car slid into a river from a highway on which the contractor had completed work seven months earlier, the plaintiff argued a premises defect theory of liability against the...

Project Owner not Liable for Site Safety

by | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article

Under Texas law, a property owner had no liability for the injuries sustained by a laborer employed by the contractor since the owner did not retain any control over the manner in which the work was performed, and it had no actual knowledge of the danger or condition...