by Kent Holland | Jul 17, 2023 | Newsletter Article
When Contractor filed suit against residential property owner/client for failure to pay amounts due, the homeowner counterclaimed for construction defects. The Contractor then filed third-party claims against the client’s architect and against the geotechnical...
by Kent Holland | Oct 25, 2022 | Newsletter Article
An individual, Mr. Charlwood, purchased a house, remodeled it, and then sold it to Mr. Thorp, the Purchaser. Ten years later The Purchaser noticed issues with the property, including a deck that was apparently structurally failing. Purchaser sued Seller for...
by Kent Holland | Oct 25, 2022 | Newsletter Article
A jury found Weitz Company liable to a subcontractor for $1,729,122 in compensatory damages for breach of contract. It also awarded punitive damages of $3,900,000 for intentional misrepresentation and $1,103,549 for attorneys fees. On appeal, the court affirmed the...
by Kent Holland | Aug 16, 2022 | Newsletter Article
In an important decision, the Supreme Court of Arizona held that design professionals that lack privity of contract with project owners owe no duty to reimburse those owners for purely economic losses. This is a reversal of the 1984 decision in Donnelly Construction...
by Kent Holland | Feb 25, 2020 | Newsletter Article
A homeowner’s house developed large cracks in its foundation and walls due to settling, lateral movement of the foundation, and an unstable slope of the building lot. It filed suit against a geotechnical engineering firm that had ten years earlier prepared a site...
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