Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, February 16, 2008 Marion County brought charges against insurers of nine construction companies over delays and concrete problems that disrupted the downtown Central Library’s expansion. The companies named in the lawsuit were Ambassador Steel; Premier Concrete; Quantum Steel; Shiel-Sexton Co.; Shook, LLC; Trotter Construction Co.; Turner Construction Co.; and Turner Trotter Shiel Sexton […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, November 22, 2007 The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly brought charges against McGraw’s Custom Construction, a construction company, over a faulty job at the local elementary school. The suit stated that the company had rendered substandard services, including defective construction and mold remediation at Schoenbar Middle School. As part of a settlement agreement reached, […]

Source: http://www.floridaconstructionlawyerblog.com, May 10, 2010 By: Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel, P.A. Lawsuits against construction contractors appear to be more prevalent as a result of the economic recession, and the construction law attorneys who work with contractors at our firm and throughout the country have been working very closely with […]

Source: http://www.wjhg.com, January 5, 2012 By: Chad Mira Part of the long legal dispute over cost overrun and environmental fines involving the new airport construction project has ended. But the case may not yet be over. Phoenix Constructions owner James Finch and the Airport Authority agreed Thursday to drop their claims against each other. They […]

Source: http://www.power-eng.com, July 1, 2012 By: Lindsay Morris A recent federal case between American Municipal Inc. (AMP) and Bechtel Power Corp. could have future repercussions on construction disputes involving EPC contracts and liability issues. On May 8, a federal judge in Ohio dismissed two of three claims in a lawsuit AMP filed against Bechtel. AMP […]

Source: http://archive.azcentral.com, April 2, 2013 by: Ryan Randazzo Contractors have filed more than $16 million in disputed claims against the Spanish company that is using a $1.45 billion federal loan to build a massive solar power plant near Gila Bend. At least eight contractors have been involved in disputes with Abengoa Solar over the Solana […]

Source: http://ethanolproducer.com, July 20, 2011 By: Holly Jessen In 2006, a mistake by Chicago Title Insurance Co. caused Abengoa Bioenergy to put on hold plans to build a second ethanol plant in Colwich, Kan., and build instead in Madison, Ill. Abengoa says it cost the company $48.4 million because the Colwich plant would have been […]

Source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com, September 20, 2013 By: Jeanne Schwartz, Assurant, Inc. Solar power generation is rapidly increasing and helping thousands of Americans embrace clean energy technology. According to Solar Energy Industries Association, “more than 4,400 megawatts of PV solar will come online throughout 2013.” The jump in solar development is driven by a dramatic drop in […]

Source http://www.soyatech.com, April 26, 2011 By: Dan Voorhis Abengoa Bioenergy, which owns an ethanol plant in Colwich, is suing a contractor over a 2009 industrial accident. In a suit filed last week, Abengoa said that it seeks more than $3.5 million from Faber Burner Co. of Lock Haven, Pa. Abengoa bought a burner and control […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, February 26, 2015 By: Candy McCampbell The Mount Polley Mine earthen dam in western Canada failed because of a faulty design that didn’t consider the geology of the perimeter foundation, an independent review panel says. The Aug. 4 incident dumped 4.5 billion gallons of water and 10.3 million cu yd of mine tailings […]

Source: http://courtnewsohio.gov, January 20, 2015 By: Dan Trevas Architectural firm NBBJ L.L.C. may be financially responsible for Miami Valley Hospital’s litigation costs arising from the 2011 deadly Legionnaire’s disease outbreak, an appeals court ruled. The Second District Court of Appeals last week upheld a summary judgment granted to Miami Valley Hospital (MVH) and its corporate […]

Source: http://www.claimsjournal.com, January 8, 2015 By: Steven Plitt Recently, the South Carolina Court of Appeals in Precision Walls, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., 410 S.C. 175, 763 S.E.2d 598 (Ct. App. 2014), reh’g denied (Oct. 23, 2014), held that the cost to tear down and re-build a brick veneer to replace defective tape […]