Source: The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, April 6, 2011 By: Tom Bailey, Jr. The same kind of structural engineering design problems that are delaying completion of the Salvation Army Kroc Center are slowing construction of — and adding about $1 million in cost so far to — MATA’s Airways Transit Center. The sleekly designed station […]

Source: http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com, March 29, 2011 By: Shirley Lin Days after a petition was launched by Penhorwood owners demanding action from the municipality, the condo board has released details about the ongoing lawsuit indicating why it feels the city is responsible. An affidavit from October 2008 by condo board member Al Penner, the main liaison for […]

Source: Tampa Bay Online, February 21, 2011 The region’s water supplier settled today with the general contractor of its faulty reservoir but will continue to pursue a lawsuit against the engineering company that designed the 15-billion gallon structure. The settlement approved by Tampa Bay Water’s board calls for contractor Barnard Construction and subcontractor McDonald Construction […]

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 17, 2011 By: Chris Ramirez Two architecture firms must pay $5.9 million to the University of Pittsburgh for problems stemming from bad heating and air conditioning work in the Petersen Events Center, an Allegheny County judge ruled. Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. James ruled last month after a nonjury trial that Apostolou […]

Source: The Princeton Packet, March 10, 2011 By: Stephanie Vaccaro As promised in late December, an additional lawsuit has been filed in relation to the construction project for Princeton High School. In late February Princeton Regional Schools filed a lawsuit against Hillier Architecture for approximately $5 million, said Superintendent Judy Wilson. Dana Ostrovsky, attorney for […]

Source: Lawyers USA, February 4, 2011 Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A toxic tort plaintiff could not sue an engineering firm for failing to make a public disclosure of beryllium contamination at a chemical plant near her home, a Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment. The plaintiff lived near a beryllium plant for […]

Source: The Saginaw News, January 14, 2011 Posted on: http://www.mlive.com The Michigan Department of Transportation will require the next contractor that replaces large bearings on the massive Zilwaukee Bridge to demonstrate it can do the work or the company will lose the contract, a MDOT engineer said. The agency aims to avoid a repeat of the […]

Read here about how construction on a luxury condominium was halted and then set to be demolished as a result of the tower sinking.

Source:  The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 7, 2006 By Peter Dobrin, Inquirer Culture Writer Bringing down the curtain on a bruising public relations bout, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and its star architect, Rafael Viñoly, have agreed to an out-of-court settlement in the Kimmel’s lawsuit against his firm. Neither side would provide details of […]

After purchasing an apartment complex in Texas from the original builder/developer, the plaintiff  claimed that the property had a number of construction defects.  The plaintiff sued the builder/developer as well as a number of other parties who were involved in the design and/or construction of the residence.  After a significant amount of discovery, the defendants developed […]

A contractor retained an architect for a school project who provided a certificate of insurance showing a $3 million limit of liability. During construction, a design defect was discovered that delayed the project for several months. The school district was forced to rent portable classrooms and filed for substantial damages against the contractor. Although the […]

An $8 mm settlement was reached on a claim involving the design, engineering and testing of the reverse osmosis and pre-treatment systems for a desalination plant. Several claims were filed involving the failure of the dual sand filtration system and improper feasibility assessments. Claimant asserted negligence in design, architectural and engineering services, including the design […]