Source: Miller Insurance The Insured was the design builder on a mixed-use construction project, which included ground floor retail space and 97 residential units on the upper floors. The owner sued the Insured alleging the Insured was negligent in its project management, causing construction defects and delays. Several subcontractors subsequently filed liens on the property. […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, April 24, 2025 By: Matthew Sellers A federal appeals court has ruled that Phoenix Insurance Company wrongfully denied its duty to defend Wehr Constructors, Inc., in a dispute stemming from mold and construction defects at a Kentucky hospital. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision on April 18, reversing a lower […]

Source: https://www.rblandmark.com/, March 27, 2025 By: Trent Brown A “black substance” has been dripping from the exterior of the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library since shortly after its construction was completed in July 2021, Executive Director Kim Coughran said Wednesday. Now, after drafting a formal complaint, the library board is looking to settle out of […]

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/, February 19, 2025 By: Kevin Dayton Gov. Josh Green’s administration is asking lawmakers to put up millions of dollars in emergency funding to fix leaks, clean up mold and make other repairs to a $160 million building that opened at Hawaiʻi State Hospital just three years ago. The request for funding includes $6.16 […]

Source: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/, September 25, 2024 By: Walter J. Adams, Jr. & Edward L. Sheiffele, Jr. The construction industry is currently experiencing a significant boom driven by demand for new projects, particularly those related to infrastructure. But as construction firms look to capitalize on these opportunities, they must also understand how the increasing complexities in project […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, September 9, 2024 By: Jake Offenhartz An underwater tunnel that passes beneath New York City’s East River sprung a leak last Wednesday after a city contractor mistakenly drilled a hole through it, sending streams of water into the heavily used passage as officials scrambled to plug the opening and block off traffic. The […]

Source: https://www.agc.org/, August 15, 2024 When choosing between the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and ConsensusDocs design-build contract documents, owners and contractors must understand how each will yield vastly different results on critical issues such as managing timely and sufficient design services.  Both ConsensusDocs and the AIA publish coordinated families of standard design-build contract documents. […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, July 12, 2024 By: Jodie Clark McDougal and Jackson G. O’Brien, Fredrikson & Byron PA When homeowners discover defective construction, it can be difficult to understand and remedy the issues. It can be even more difficult to determine which parties are responsible. The Iowa Court of Appeals recently offered some clarity in Yakel v. […]

Source: https://boisedev.com/, July 10, 2024 By: Sydney Kidd The families of two men killed in the Jackson Jet hangar collapse in January filed a wrongful death lawsuit against multiple contractors on the job. The families of Mariano Coc Och and Mario Sontay Tsi claim Big D Builders, Steel Building Systems, Inland Crane, and Speck Steel “rushed” the […]

Source: https://www.stltoday.com/, April 19, 2024 By: Kelsey Landis A litany of mistakes by a St. Louis County contractor, from a missing sewer line to the use of outdated designs, has delayed the opening of a new North County police precinct by almost a year, according to county documents. The $12.5 million North County police precinct, […]

Source: https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/, January 26, 2024 By: Brad Vidmar The Burlington School District has released the details of their recently revealed $880,000 lawsuit settlement with construction manager Carl A. Nelson and Company (CANCO) for issues related to construction work performed at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School. In September 2020, the district filed a lawsuit against CANCO, Des […]

Source: Berkley Construction Professional A general contractor was hired to build a new home and its CAD operator designed the home with a structural flaw that caused the roof to collapse during construction resulting in significant property  damage and injury to workers on the site. The total amount paid to resolve this claim was  $375,000.