Source: http://www.enr.com, October 17, 2016 By: Scott Van Voorhis Ruling Involved Addition to a Famous University of Pittsburgh Building A design firm’s insurance claim that was considered too vague by a federal judge may cost the University of Pittsburgh a chance to recover losses under an architects and engineers general liability policy that insured the designer. […]

Source: http://therealdeal.com, October 16, 2016 Without admitting fault, Saltz Michelson agreed to settle a dispute over a Broward school design A Fort Lauderdale architecture firm will pay $1.56 million to the Broward County School District to settle a dispute over the design of an elementary school. Without admitting any fault, Saltz Michelson Architects agreed to […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, October 11, 2016 By: Andrew Dodson More than $1 million in work to stabilize a multi-million dollar condominium project began this week, more than a year after a lawsuit alleging the building  had extensive construction defects was dismissed. In March 2014, 19 residents of the Boathouse Condominiums, 1111 N. Water St., in downtown […]

Source: http://www.mlive.com, September 15, 2014 By: Cole Waterman Nineteen residents of a riverfront condominium complex in downtown Bay City are suing the various businesses that envisioned and constructed their abodes, claiming the structure is rife with defects. The residents of the Boathouse Condominiums at 1111 N. Water St. — Dan Blossom, Kris Blossom, Elizabeth Cooley, Carl Cooper, […]

Source: http://www.constructiondive.com, October 12, 2016 By: Kim Slowey Dive Brief: A federal judge has dismissed Hensel Phelps Construction Co.’s design-flaw lawsuit against Cooper Carry, the architect for the Marriott Marquis project in Washington, DC, because the contractor’s legal action did not comply with prescribed time limits, according to the Washington Business Journal. U.S. District Court […]

Source: http://www.wacotrib.com, July 8, 2016 By: J.B. Smith A city of Waco lawsuit against the Kleinfelder engineering firm over a soil cleanup job is moving to trial after an unsuccessful mediation attempt this week. The lawsuit, filed in October in federal court in Waco, alleges that Kleinfelder’s failure to properly identify toxic soil from the […]

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com, July 8, 2016 By: Laura Kane The owner of the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia’s Interior has sued two engineering firms for damages over a disastrous dam collapse two years ago. Imperial Metals has filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging negligence and breach of contract by Knight Piesold and AMEC, […]

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com, July 5, 2016 By: Earl Cantwell There has been a trend in recent New York court decisions to expand (not limit) zones of potential legal liability. A recent case decided by the Appellate Division, 1st Department, is part of that trend and raises significant issues for New York contractors and design professionals with […]

Source: http://www.businessinsurance.com, June 30, 2016 By: Judy Greenwald Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. units are obligated to indemnify an engineering company in connection with an industrial accident at a nuclear power plant that killed one worker and injured several others, says a federal appeals court, in partially reversing a lower court ruling. The U.S. Court […]

Source: http://www.detroitnews.com, June 22, 2016 By: Jonathan Oosting Attorney General Bill Schuette on Wednesday sued a pair of engineering firms for allegedly allowing the Flint water contamination crisis to “occur, continue and worsen,” a claim the companies denied and vowed to fight. Schuette filed the civil lawsuit in Genesee County Circuit Court against Veolia North […]

Source: http://www.pollstarpro.com, June 3, 2016 The Edmonton Arena Corp., owned by the group that owns hockey’s Edmonton Oilers, and the City of Edmonton, Alberta, have filed a $4.7 million lawsuit against HOK Architects Corp. who designed Rogers Place.   A statement of claim filed in May on behalf of the partners behind the nearly complete […]

Source: http://blogs.mprnews.org, May 5, 2016 By: Brian Bakst Minnesota lawmakers abandoned an effort Thursday to punish companies that designed and built the Science Museum of Minnesota, which has experienced severe and pricey water-intrusion problems dating back to the time it opened 17 years ago. The museum is seeking $13 million in state bonding help toward repairs […]