Source: National Iraqi News Agency (Iraq), February 4, 2016 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com The company that managed the renovation and expansion of the Gaillard Center has added the city of Charleston to a lawsuit, blaming the city for delaying the project by furnishing a deficient design. Skanska-Trident, which had a $110 million contract with the city […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, October 27, 2015 By: Michael R. Bosse, Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson PA In a widely reported case in Massachusetts, Coghlin Electrcial v. Gilbane Building Company, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the implied warranty for the accuracy of plans and specifications from an owner in a context of a construction manager at risk […]

Source: http://www.smithcurrie.com By: Joseph Young The United States Supreme Court ruled nearly a century ago that a contractor is not responsible for consequences of defects in the plans and specifications when that contractor is bound to build according to plans and specifications prepared by the owner. U.S. v. Spearin, 248 U.S. 132 (1918).  This principle […]

Source: http://patch.com, July 15, 2015 By: Eric Kiefer Condominium owners are alleging that Cypress Point on Clinton Street was built with “structural defects” that caused water damage. The developers of a 53-unit condominium building on Clinton Street in Hoboken may still be on the hook for allegedly faulty construction to the exterior of the building. […]

Source: http://www.dailyemerald.com, May 27, 2015 By: Gordon Friedman Update 5/28: Hoffman Construction Company Executive Vice President Bart Eberwein was reached for comment this morning, although he could not comment directly on the lawsuit. “I can only say that we are trying to lean into the problem, hope to fix it, hope the students like the building and […]

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com, May 11, 2015 By: Carli Teproff Miami Dade College has reached a $33.5 million settlement with the contractor and subcontractors hired to build a parking garage at the Doral campus that collapsed during construction more than two years ago, killing four people and injuring seven others. The settlement, both parties say, will allow […]

Source: http://courtnewsohio.gov, January 20, 2015 By: Dan Trevas Architectural firm NBBJ L.L.C. may be financially responsible for Miami Valley Hospital’s litigation costs arising from the 2011 deadly Legionnaire’s disease outbreak, an appeals court ruled. The Second District Court of Appeals last week upheld a summary judgment granted to Miami Valley Hospital (MVH) and its corporate […]

Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com, March 22, 2001 More than $1 million might be needed to cure construction defects at the Lied Library at UNLV, and the state is preparing to do legal battle with the contractors and subcontractors who claim they are still owed $6.5 million for extra work. The state Board of Examiners received an update […]

The attached documents detail a recent Massachusetts decision that could impact general contractors and their expectations on building projects.  In the case of Coghlin Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. Gilbane Building Company & Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America, No. 2013-1300-D (Mass. Sup. Ct., June 24, 2014) (Davis, J.) a court “dismissed a Construction Manager’s […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, June 23, 2014 By: Judy Greenwald Two design flaws in construction of a City University of New York building entitle the building’s owner, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, to two separate limits of liability, says an appeals court, in upholding a lower court ruling that the two claims were […]

A construction manager and architect, retained by a developer through a “single point of responsibility” contract, engineered, designed and constructed a 70-story office tower. Architectural drawings specified a curtain-wall system. Two years after completion, one  fell from the face of the office tower, killing a pedestrian. The victim’s estate sued all parties involved in the tower […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, December 14, 2011 By: Candy McCampbell Binghamton, N.Y., and Johnson City, N.Y., and their joint sewage board have gone back into court, detailing design and construction mismanagement problems at the sewage treatment plant where a 100-ft wall collapsed in May. Defendants now include 10 engineering or construction firms as well as four insurance […]