Source: http://www.tampabay.com, September 3, 2013 By: Anna M. Phillips Pinellas County is suing the two companies it hired years ago to design and build several water treatment facilities for Lake Seminole as part of an attempt to reduce water pollution. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 21, claims that Environmental Research and Design and Tampa Contracting Services […]

Source: http://www.kansascity.com, August 7, 2013 By: Kevin Collison The owner of the private Branson Airport is accusing Burns & McDonnell and three other firms of designing and building a $70 million runway foundation that partially collapsed just two years after the facility opened in 2009. Branson Airport LLC, which operates what’s described as the nation’s […]

Source: http://www.spiegel.de, August 12, 2013 By: Frank Patalong The 47-story luxury In Tempo tower in Benidorm, Spain was hyped as the tallest residential building in the European Union. Now a series of construction snafus — including an inadequate elevator shaft — have turned it into a national embarrassment. It should have been the pride of […]

Source: http://www.gazette.net, July 9, 2013 By: Kara Rose Leggett said county was cleared to begin work on concrete slabs Monday County Executive Isiah Leggett said Monday night that he took full responsibility for the delayed opening of the troubled Silver Spring Transit Center, also announcing work to fix the center will start within a week. […]

Source: Beazley Pro, Summer 2013 Facts: After sustaining serious injuries in a fall in a sports facility parking lot, the plaintiff sued the property owner, who in turn filed a third-party action against our insured, an engineer. This suit against the engineer alleged that deficiencies and code violations in his design of the facility’s parking […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, June 12, 2013 By: Jonathan Barnes and Richard Korman A communication breakdown at an Ontario engineering firm contributed to flaws in an inspection that failed to detect weaknesses in a mall roof before it collapsed. The engineer who wrote a report based on a visual inspection, stating that the mall roof was sound […]

Facts: The insured provided architectural design services for a single floor high-end renovation condominium project ($7.5M renovation budget).  After the project was completed the insured was owed $65,000 in fees.  When architect requested the outstanding fees, the owner (a wealthy, high-profile figure) indicated that he was unhappy with a number of features of the condominium, […]

Facts: Insured provided architectural services, including construction administration with review of payment applications to a church assembly group. Contractor abandoned the project after receiving $1.1 million in funds for material. Contactor could not be located at the time the lawsuit was filed, had no insurance and was bankrupt. Alleged damages in excess of $2 million. […]

Facts: Insured, structural engineer, designed a 2 story deck for a 3 unit condo complex. While standing on the deck, the railing came off and plaintiff fell 30 feet to the street making him paraplegic (he was intoxicated at the time of the incident). Claimed damages $37 million for future lost wages, pain and suffering, […]

Facts: Insured provided structural engineering services in connection with a structural podium, which was to support a 4 story wood frame condo. Insured contracted directly with the developer/GC. The insured discovered that there were beams, which were undersized in the structure. Claim against the insured: Initially it was believed that beams were undersized and needed […]

Facts: Insured, architect, was retained to design a new sanctuary, social hall, office space and community gathering area for a Synagogue project. The Congregation claimed that the building did not meet the objectives and functionality of the Congregation, the applicable building codes were not followed and there were ADA concerns. The building received numerous design […]

Facts: An employee at an automatic car wash was crushed by a truck when he jumped in front of it to try and stop it. The insured, civil engineer, designed a grading plan for a car wash over 16 years ago. The named insured acquired another firm and the predecessor firm was an additional insured […]