Source: https://fox4kc.com/, May 7, 2025 By: Delaney Eyermann A construction worker who who survived the deadly Clay County bridge collapse in 2022 is suing the county and two companies he says are responsible for the tragedy. Kaden Bax is suing Clay County, Crockett Engineering Consultants, LLC and WSP USA, Inc for the deadly bridge collapse on Oct. […]

Source: https://www.logandaily.com/, April 26, 2025 By: Jim Phillips One company is being dropped from the city of Logan’s lawsuit over the allegedly faulty design and construction of its water treatment plant, while another firm is being drawn into the litigation. Logan City Council recently approved a settlement in the federal lawsuit in which the city agreed, […]

Source: Miller Insurance The Claimant is the owner/developer of a planned, mixed-use commercial development site. The Insured acted as a design-build contractor responsible for the bulk of the design and construction work at the Project. The Insured’s design was to be based on the Claimant’s architectural design. The Claimant sued the Insured alleging defects and […]

Source: Miller Insurance The Insured designed a multi-use pathway with a ramp and with a 6″ wide grass strip between the road and the pathway. In order to save costs, the County told the Insured to eliminate the ramp and shrink the grass strip to 4″. The Insured approved the design change. The Plaintiffs crossed […]

Source: Miller Insurance The Insured provided structural engineering services in the design, detailing and specifications for a fish lab/incubator project with an access roadway. Before construction began, the Architect and Owner value-engineered the project, removing a portion of sheet piling which would have supported the road. The Insured acquiesced to that change even though it […]

Source: https://www.rblandmark.com/, March 27, 2025 By: Trent Brown A “black substance” has been dripping from the exterior of the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library since shortly after its construction was completed in July 2021, Executive Director Kim Coughran said Wednesday. Now, after drafting a formal complaint, the library board is looking to settle out of […]

Source: https://www.tysonmendes.com/, November 13, 2024 By: Scott Ruksakiati and Sam Manning Background A contract dispute arose between the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (“theater”) and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP (“architect”), the architectural firm retained to design the theater’s “The Yard” at Navy Pier. The architect sued the theater over unpaid fees. The theater counterclaimed, […]

Source: https://fox59.com/, October 29, 2024 By: Austin Hanson The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IPTC) — which operates IndyGo throughout Marion County — is suing AECOM, the architect of the Julia M. Carson Transit Center in downtown Indy. A complaint filed Friday indicates the IPTC began working with AECOM on the Julia M. Carson Transit Center […]

Source: Professional Underwriters Agency (PUA) A mechanical engineer was retained to provide mechanical and plumbing design and construction administration  services on a condominium project. The owner sought to use a specific mechanical system, which the insured was not  familiar with, for part of the project and asked the architect to hire another mechanical engineer to […]

Source: Professional Underwriters Agency (PUA) A claim was made against a structural engineer when a pier in a five-level parking garage failed, causing the garage to  settle several inches. During the review of the situation, it became clear that the precast concrete contractor did not  provide the structural engineer with certain load points in the […]

Source: Professional Underwriters Agency (PUA) A claim was made against an electrical engineer for providing faulty electrical drawings for a new medical campus. The electrical  engineering firm hired another engineer, with whom they had a previous relationship, to prepare a portion of the design. Although the  electrical drawings at issue were the subconsultant’s design, it […]

Source: https://www.wpri.com/, August 16, 2024 By: Eli Sherman, Tim White Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies over the failure of the Washington Bridge, alleging they failed to identify and address “worsening structural issues” that ultimately resulted in its abrupt closure last December. The allegations of breach of contract, fiduciary duty and negligence […]