by Kent Holland | Feb 12, 2024 | Newsletter Article
An individual walking on a sidewalk next to a building being constructed in New York City suffered injuries when a section of steel tubing that was being hoisted fell onto him from 11 stories up. It fell through a three-foot gap between the building and a sidewalk...
by Kent Holland | Jun 23, 2022 | Newsletter Article
Owner of a tract of land (Wilevco) leased the land to a general merchandising store (Fred’s), and Wilevco then hired a contractor who constructed a new store. Five years after construction, a shopper fell on a curb in front of the main door to the store. This...
by Kent Holland | May 31, 2022 | Newsletter Article
General contractor and its CGL carrier were sued by a subcontractor’s employee for injuries sustained when hit by truck driven by another subcontractor while working on site. The CGL moved for summary judgment on the basis that an exclusion in the policy barred...
by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2022 | Newsletter Article
Where a general contractor hired a scaffolding subcontractor for a hotel renovation project, an employee of that subcontractor suffered injury during his work, and he filed a petition against the hotel. The hotel filed a third party claim against the GC who then filed...
by Kent Holland | Dec 21, 2021 | Newsletter Article
This article is written from the subcontractor’s perspective. When negotiating its subcontract, the subcontractor may be successful in obtaining reasonable clauses concerning standard of care, time for performance, indemnification, limited warranties and other...
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