by Kent Holland | Feb 8, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where the government took beneficial occupancy of a building after the scheduled completion date, it assessed liquidated damages against the contractor for late completion. This was on the basis that until the contractor successfully tested the fire alarm system it...
by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article, time limits
A homeowner (Northridge) retained an architectural firm (JWFA) to provide design and contract administration services for the renovation of a residential townhouse complex. Leaks were found in the roofs shortly after construction was completed. It was not until...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
The prime contract between the project owner and general contractor included a provision stating that the statute of limitations for filing all claims would accrue on the date of substantial completion. Since the contract between the prime and its subcontractors...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
On October 30, 2009, the DC Superior Court confirmed an August 17, 2009 arbitration award issued by a three-member arbitration panel in New Athens Generating Co. et al. v. Bechtel Power Corp. et al. The Panel awarded $26,950,000 in liquidated damages against the...
by Kent Holland | Dec 31, 2010 | Newsletter Article
The economic loss doctrine was enforced by the Supreme Court of Wyoming to bar a general contractor’s (GC) complaint against a project engineer with whom it lacked privity of contract. The GC had a contract was with a town to construct water and wastewater lines. The...
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