Source: http://www.natlawreview.com, May 21, 2015 By: Thomas J. Pryor, Stark & Stark A unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court opinion has affirmed the rights of an aggrieved plaintiff to recover counsel fees incurred in prosecuting relief through a declaratory judgment; enforcing a duty to defend owed by a general liability carrier to a contractor defendant in […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, May 19, 2015 By: Scott Judy Contractors and insurers involved with a $22.5-million Miami Dade College parking garage project that partially collapsed during construction in October 2012 have agreed to pay the school roughly $26.5 million to rebuild the entire structure, according to a settlement reached May 6. Additionally, the contractors forgave an […]

Source: News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), May 15, 2015 Posted on: http://constfpn.advisen.com A design flaw may have led to the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge during construction at Wake Tech’s Northern Campus in November, the state Department of Labor found. The Nov. 13 collapse killed one worker and hurt four. A second, similar bridge […]

Source: http://5newsonline.com, May 18, 2015 By: Zuzanna Sitek 5NEWS obtained transcripts Monday  (May 18) of interviews conducted during an investigation into faulty bridge construction in Washington County. The two-week investigation was conducted by a three-person panel appointed by the Washington County Quorum Court. They presented their report on May 5 and concluded the work environment […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, May 12, 2015 By: Nick Zeman The failure in March of a geosynthetically reinforced runway extension at Charleston, W.Va.’s Yeager International Airport has triggered a lengthy dispute among the airport’s insurance carrier, AIG Aero, the designer Triad Engineering and contractor Cast and Baker over the liability for damages, currently estimated at $16 million […]

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com, May 11, 2015 By: Carli Teproff Miami Dade College has reached a $33.5 million settlement with the contractor and subcontractors hired to build a parking garage at the Doral campus that collapsed during construction more than two years ago, killing four people and injuring seven others. The settlement, both parties say, will allow […]

Source: http://www.lexology.com, April 14, 2015 By: Michael G. Rothfeldt, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt FLORIDA FEDERAL CASES Commercial General Liability Policies; “Injury-in-fact” vs. “Manifestation” as Trigger for Coverage; “Your Work” Exception – A CGL policy’s “Your Work” exclusion precludes coverage for defective installation when no damage occurs beyond the defective work of a single subcontractor. General contractor entered […]

Source: http://press.hse.gov.uk, March 13, 2015 Three construction companies have been fined after a worker was crushed by a falling section of conveyor at a plant in Sleaford. The incident happened during construction of the Sleaford Renewable Energy plant on Boston Road on 14 February 2013 when the 4.5 tonne conveyor section overturned during installation. It […]

Source: Oregonian (Portland, OR), March 6, 2015 By: Tony Hernandez Multnomah County taxpayers will recoup the money spent on the Morrison Bridge decking that fell apart shortly after it was installed, a jury decided Friday. Jurors, after an 11-day trial, awarded the county $4.4 million in its lawsuit against the contractor and subcontractors. At the […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, February 9, 2008 The Princeton School District brought a lawsuit against Architects Rego and Youngquist (ARY) and prime general contractor Breitbach Construction, alleging that there were construction defects in a school building. Records show that the school district first brought arbitration claims against ARY and Breitbach in 2006, citing design and construction errors […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, December 12, 2014 By: Heidi Turner For people who worked with asbestos drilling mud or are regularly exposed to asbestos, concerns about mesothelioma and other asbestos-related health problems are an ongoing concern. And while most asbestos-related health problems are experienced by the people who worked with the carcinogen, their loved ones might also […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, September 18, 2007 Scott Wall Construction of Olympia brought a lawsuit against Lacey Fire District No. 3 in October 2005, alleging that the district was responsible for deficient plans and unfair management by TCF Architecture of Tacoma and Olympic Associates Co. of Seattle, regarding the construction of three fire stations. The suit claimed […]