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Contractor may Sue Design Firms for Defective Plans & Specs on which They Relied

by Kent Holland | Aug 21, 2018 | Newsletter Article

This was a negligence cause of action in which the contractor argued that the designer breached duties owed to the contractor by providing deficient plans to the project owner upon which the contractor relied. The designers moved to dismiss, arguing they had no...

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