Source: https://www.enr.com, July 31, 2019 A year and a half after the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapsed, killing six and injuring at least eight, victims and their survivors have reached monetary settlements with all but one of the companies implicated in the disaster. Among those signing on to the deal announced in MIami-Dade circuit […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com, July 19, 2019 The Court’s decision in New Riegel Local School District Board of Education, et al. v. The Buehrer Group Architecture & Engineering, Inc., et al.  [1] interprets Ohio’s Statute of Repose,  [2] which generally requires certain construction defect claims to be brought within 10 years of the date of substantial completion. At issue […]

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com, July 16, 2019 By: Nick Bromberg The University of Nevada has filed a lawsuit against the architectural firm that did the redesign of Mackay Stadium because the school says it’s had to make millions in changes for the stadium to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The school will ask its board […]

Source: https://www.yakimaherald.com, July 1, 2019 By: Janelle Retka The Yakima School District has filed a lawsuit against the design and construction companies responsible for the blue wall running through Eisenhower High School for alleged breach of contract leading to property damage and substantial repair costs. The lawsuit filed last month in Yakima County Superior Court […]

Source: https://www.miamiherald.com, June 11, 2019 By: Andres Viglucci and Douglas Hanks In a damning new report, federal work-safety investigators conclude that engineers in charge of design and construction of the ill-fated Florida International University pedestrian bridge should have shut down Southwest Eighth Street because of growing cracks in the structure, but failed to recognize the […]

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com, May 31, 2019 By: David Wren The State Ports Authority and an engineering firm that worked on the Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston have agreed to settle legal claims they had filed against each other. A jury sided with S&ME Inc. earlier this year in a case where the authority alleged the firm […]

Source: https://dailygazette.com, May 4, 2019 By: John Cropley Developer sues architect and engineer, alleges problems with water leaks and noise The developer of Mohawk Harbor is suing its designers, blaming them for water leaks and noise intrusion in some of the buildings and structures. The lawsuit filed April 26 in state Supreme Court in Schenectady […]

Source: https://www.miamiherald.com, April 7, 2019 By: Lindsey Thurswell Lehr and Susan C. Odess Every South Florida construction boom brings with it a rise in defect claims by condominium associations against their buildings’ developers, builders and design professionals. The current wave of development has been no different, except that due to the proximity of new condo […]

Source: https://nypost.com, April 3, 2019 By: Priscilla DeGregory and Tamar Lapin Forget Pisa — New York has the leaning tower of South Street. A brand-new, 58-story condo in the Financial District is listing north like a drunken investment banker due to a faulty foundation — a defect that could cause bits of the tower to […]

Source: https://commercialobserver.com, April 2, 2019 By: Rebecca Baird-Remba Pizzarotti says it can’t finish the building at 161 Maiden Lane due to off-kilter foundation A Financial District condominium tower is leaning, and the contractor on the project claims the developer is to blame. The 670-foot-tall, 58-story apartment building under construction at 161 Maiden Lane is leaning three inches […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, March 18, 2019 By: Paul S. Danner, Goldberg Segalla LLP The New York Legislature is considering whether to enact a statute of repose that would limit the time for filing a claim against builders and design professionals for construction defects. Assembly Bill A3595 would repeal Civil Practice Law & Rules (CPLR) § 214-d […]

Source: https://pix11.com, March 22, 2019 By: Christie Duffy Rich and Tara Kazdan bought their dream home back in 2017. “It was perfect. We were going to raise our family. This is the town I grew up in,” said Tara Kazdan. But soon after, water started seeping through the walls and filling their basement, they said. […]