Source: http://www.signonsandiego.com, September 16, 2011 By: Elizabeth Aguilera, Debbi Baker and Sandra Dibble Federal officials hope to learn in about a week what caused a construction canopy to collapse Wednesday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, sending 11 motorists to the hospital and wreaking havoc for thousands of people trying to cross from Mexico into […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, July 25, 2011 By: Tony Illia The future of the Las Vegas Strip’s Harmon Hotel remains clouded by competing claims over the unfinished building’s structural soundness. Released on July 11, an engineering report commissioned by owner MGM Resorts International says construction defects in the 28-story tower are “so pervasive and varied … that […]

Source: http://www.tampabay.com, June 30, 2009 By: Rich Shopes The agency operating the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway approved a settlement Monday to recover nearly $75 million after an elevated section of the road collapsed during construction five years ago. The settlement, which comes nearly four years after the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority sued general engineering consultant […]

Source: http://www.constructionrisk.com By: J. Kent Holland, Jr. The pollution exclusion of a commercial general liability (CGL) policy was enforced to exclude coverage for injuries allegedly caused from carbon monoxide that was emitted from a propane-powered grinder that was being used to grind terrazzo floors while another contractor’s worker was working in the same area installing […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, April 21, 2009 By: Lucy Bodilly The general contractor and structural engineer involved in a November, 2006 crane collapse in Bellevue, Wash., settled a civil lawsuit with the family of the man who died when the 210-ft tower crane’s boom hit his apartment. Details of the settlement, announced April 20, were not disclosed. […]

Source: http://www.contracostatimes.com, July 7, 2011 By:  Joshua Melvin A couple claims Burlingame Vice Mayor Jerry Deal — and the engineer he hired — botched plans for a residential expansion so badly that the homeowners ended up spending an extra $500,000 in order to finish the project, according to a lawsuit they filed in San Mateo […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, July 8, 2011 By: Jean-Pierre Mestanza An appeals court has shot down a lower court’s ruling that awarded the town roughly $900,000 in a lawsuit against the architectural firm that designed a facility for the police and fire departments that has been condemned due to shoddy construction. The police and fire facility, located […]

Source: http://gcdailyworld.com, June 23, 2011 By: Nick Schneider The more than eight-year legal battle by the county to recover damages associated with the Greene County Courthouse addition/renovation project may be over soon. A joint meeting of the County Commissioners, County Council and Building Corporation is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Monday to consider a settlement […]

Source: http://www.seattlepi.com, May 11, 2007 By: Andrea James The state Department of Labor & Industries on Friday fined two companies a total of $14,800 for alleged violations that resulted in a deadly tower crane collapse in Bellevue. A six-month investigation into the accident confirms preliminary reports that the crane’s poorly designed foundation, which was made […]

Read here about a lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against an architect for supposed building defects.

Source: Bellevue News-Democrat, February 2, 2006 An insurance company accused the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals of making false claims about contamination on the land under its new stadium and then demanding it pay much of the $14 million cleanup costs. Greenwich Insurance Co. said Wednesday that SLC Holdings LLC and the Cardinals should […]

Source: The Boston Globe, August 1, 2006 The Big Dig has at least $800 million in insurance coverage that would pay for much of the repair bills, inspection costs, and lawsuits stemming from the deadly Interstate 90 connector tunnel ceiling collapse, according to a memo that circulated yesterday among state lawmakers. The memo, from the […]