Source: https://www.timesunion.com/, July 30, 2026 By: Patrick Tine The contractor hired to oversee the $100 million renovation of Albany International Airport is suing the Albany County Airport Authority, alleging major design deficiencies that delayed completion of the project by two years and led to millions of dollars in cost overruns. The lawsuit, filed this week by MLB […]
Source: https://timesofsandiego.com/, July 22, 2026 By: Dorian Hargrove The decades-long quest to extend Hazard Center Drive under State Route 163 to serve as a connection to and from Fashion Valley Mall is now a reality and the subject of a new lawsuit from the city of San Diego. The city is suing AECOM, a global […]
Source: https://www.yoursourceone.com/, July 11, 2026 The Moses Lake School District will receive $1.85 million under a settlement with the architectural firm involved in the Groff Elementary School construction project. The district announced the settlement with Design West Architects on July 10, saying the money will help offset costs associated with remediating construction-related deficiencies at Groff […]
Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, June 23, 2026 By: Matthew Sellers Five years ago this week, Champlain Towers South fell in the pre-dawn darkness of a South Florida Tuesday, killing 98 people in seconds and triggering the third-deadliest non-deliberate structural failure in U.S. history, behind the 1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City and the 1866 Pemberton […]
Source: https://www.constructionrisk.com/, April 27, 2026 By: Kent Holland A court determined that a condominium association’s claim against an architect was time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations. The association filed suit claiming that the double-paned glass of the exterior curtain walls of their building was defectively designed and constructed. The project was completed in 2008, […]
Source: https://www.nbcmiami.com/, February 3, 2026 By: Tony Pipitone & Hatzel Vela The Florida Department of Transportation in 2017 had a dream: for $802 million, South Florida would by now have a smoothly flowing interchange where three of its busiest roadways meet, accented by a glorious, 1,000-foot-long “signature” bridge over Biscayne Boulevard – all of it […]
Source: https://www.registerguard.com/, January 15, 2026 By: Haleigh Kochanski The Eugene Family YMCA has sued the architect, general contractor, and engineering firm responsible for building its Don Stathos Campus, alleging that it has several construction defects. The lawsuit, filed by the YMCA on Jan. 2 in Lane County Circuit Court, names as defendants Pivot Architecture, PC, Chambers […]
Source: https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/, January 9, 2026 By: Elon Glucklich The Eugene Family YMCA has sued the architect, general contractor and engineering firm it hired to build its south Eugene campus, contending the $49 million project was completed with numerous defects. The YMCA is seeking a jury trial and $1.2 million in damages from Eugene-based Pivot Architecture […]
Source: https://www.nhpr.org/, December 3, 2025 A mistaken calculation in the design of a new state psychiatric hospital is pushing back the project’s completion date until late 2027, and will potentially leave New Hampshire taxpayers on the hook for an additional $5 million. The error in the building’s foundation was found earlier this year, leading to […]
Source: https://westfaironline.com/, November 19, 2025 By: Bill Heltzel A Larchmont developer has accused a Dobbs Ferry architect of negligence for allegedly mishandling renovations of a Civil War–era structure in Irvington. Jaxan Striano LLC demanded $750,000 from Michael Lewis Architects P.C., in a complaint filed on Nov. 7 in Westchester Supreme Court. Read more.
Source: https://www.thv11.com/, November 20, 2025 By: Chris Banks An Amazon facility in Little Rock is closed indefinitely, which will impact thousands of employees. According to reports, the closure is happening due to “building design errors.” Reports also state that the closure is not expected to impact holiday and customer orders. Amazon has confirmed that Stantec […]
Source: https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/, November 13, 2025 By: Ty Beaver The Moses Lake School District is suing two well-known Tri-City companies, alleging design and building flaws that led to the closure of its new $18 million school. The district accuses Fowler General Construction of Richland of improper and incomplete work and Design West Architects of Kennewick of […]
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