Source: http://www.prnewswire.com, August 5, 2016 The Miller Law Firm announces that $39.57 Million has been awarded in the past 5 years alone to several San Francisco Homeowners Associations with construction defect claims, an indication that building defects in San Francisco are going to continue to be a reality. The San Francisco mid and hi-rise buildings […]

Source: http://www.foxnews.com, August 1, 2016 A newly built high-rise residential tower in San Francisco that’s home to famed 49ers’ quarterback Joe Montana and Giants’ outfielder Hunter Pence is slowly sinking and shifting, and may ignite a court battle between residents and the city. The 58-story Millennium Tower, located at 301 Mission Street just south of […]

Source: http://www.wacotrib.com, July 8, 2016 By: J.B. Smith A city of Waco lawsuit against the Kleinfelder engineering firm over a soil cleanup job is moving to trial after an unsuccessful mediation attempt this week. The lawsuit, filed in October in federal court in Waco, alleges that Kleinfelder’s failure to properly identify toxic soil from the […]

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com, July 8, 2016 By: Laura Kane The owner of the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia’s Interior has sued two engineering firms for damages over a disastrous dam collapse two years ago. Imperial Metals has filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging negligence and breach of contract by Knight Piesold and AMEC, […]

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com, July 5, 2016 By: Earl Cantwell There has been a trend in recent New York court decisions to expand (not limit) zones of potential legal liability. A recent case decided by the Appellate Division, 1st Department, is part of that trend and raises significant issues for New York contractors and design professionals with […]

Source: http://www.detroitnews.com, June 22, 2016 By: Jonathan Oosting Attorney General Bill Schuette on Wednesday sued a pair of engineering firms for allegedly allowing the Flint water contamination crisis to “occur, continue and worsen,” a claim the companies denied and vowed to fight. Schuette filed the civil lawsuit in Genesee County Circuit Court against Veolia North […]

Source: http://www.pollstarpro.com, June 3, 2016 The Edmonton Arena Corp., owned by the group that owns hockey’s Edmonton Oilers, and the City of Edmonton, Alberta, have filed a $4.7 million lawsuit against HOK Architects Corp. who designed Rogers Place.   A statement of claim filed in May on behalf of the partners behind the nearly complete […]

Source: http://www.callawyer.com, April 6, 2016 By: Marty Graham Think construction defects cases are complicated? Try looking at them from the perspective of the  neutrals who guide parties to settlement. Complicated only begins to describe what one experienced  neutral calls working on a puzzle with dozens of pieces where the task is getting the edges to […]

Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, May 10, 2016 The city of Bozeman, Mont., a housing developer and an engineering firm have reached a $7.5 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by homeowners who said the city approved a subdivision near a former landfill that is leaking fumes and damaging their property values. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported […]

Source: http://www.callawyer.com, May 9, 2016 By: Timothy M. Thornton, Jr. The key is resultant property damage to other parts of the project or building. In many scenarios involving allegedly defective construction, the injured party—be it a homeowner, a commercial project developer or a homeowners association—asks that the issue be turned over to the contractor’s insurance […]

Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, May 6, 2016 By: Christopher Kendrick, Valerie Moore, Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP In Hearn Pacific v. Second Generation Roofing (no. A142203, filed 5/2/16), a California Court of Appeal held that despite prosecuting an indemnity action against a subcontractor for reimbursement of defense costs in the name of its insured developer, the developer’s […]

Source: http://blogs.mprnews.org, May 5, 2016 By: Brian Bakst Minnesota lawmakers abandoned an effort Thursday to punish companies that designed and built the Science Museum of Minnesota, which has experienced severe and pricey water-intrusion problems dating back to the time it opened 17 years ago. The museum is seeking $13 million in state bonding help toward repairs […]