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Failure to Design According to the IBC Was Not Breach of Contract But Could be Malpractice

By Gail S. Kelley ConstructionRisk, LLC Where compliance with the IBC 2000 was not an explicit contract requirement, design firm’s failure to design a seismic retrofit in accordance with the IBC 2000 was not a breach of its contract. However, the firm’s...

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