Condominium Association Barred by Economic Loss Doctrine from Suing Consultant for Repair Costs, and Lacks Third Party Beneficiary Rights to Sue the Consultant for Breach of Warranty

Where construction defects caused significant repair costs, a condominum association at Stratton Mountain (along with the project developer) sued and settled with the construction contractor for the defects for over $7 million but then incurred more than that in...

Economic Loss Doctrine Bars Suit against Design Firm Where there is No Privity of Contract Regardless of Whether Designer Might Have Deviated from Industry Standards

Suit was filed by an entity with an ownership interest in the project against two engineering firms that were subcontractors to one of the engineering firms that the general contractor (GC) contracted with to provide design services for a thermal energy system (an...