Source: http://www.mondaq.com, October 25, 2013 By: Scott Hennigh, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Typically an architect is liable under its contract to the owner if it negligently creates a defective design. But whether an architect is liable for the effects of a defective design on parties with whom it has no contract has traditionally been […]

Source: http://www.delmarvanow.com, October 27, 2013 By: Beth Miller The state Department of Transportation announced Friday it had reached settlement with two engineering firms it sued for losses in an ill-fated Indian River Inlet bridge project that was mired in problems for years. Delaware will get $5.25 million from the two firms — $5 million from […]

The Harmon is a highrise building in the CityCenter Las Vegas development in Paradise, Nevada. The tower was designed by Foster + Partners as a non-gaming boutique hotel, and was to be operated by Andrew Sasson’s The Light Group upon completion. The building features an elliptical layout and highly reflective exterior located on the northeast […]

Source: http://southeast.construction.com, May 2005 By: Scott Judy Dealing With Problems, Agency Pushes Accountability One day after a major rainstorm in January 2004, construction crews discovered evidence of cracking on some of the piers of the nearly completed $60 million Memorial Causeway Bridge in Clearwater, Fla. Further investigation revealed deep cracks penetrating more than halfway through […]

Source: http://lakezurich.suntimes.com, September 5, 2013 By: Laura Pavin Community Unit School District 95 recently approved a settlement agreement with the last of the five companies whose work allegedly led to structural issues at Spencer Loomis Elementary School and Middle School North in Hawthorn Woods. Ending a six-year-old lawsuit, school board members agreed in August to […]

Source: http://www.foxnews.com, September 3, 2013 A British property developer said Tuesday it was investigating after rays deflected by a skyscraper melted the side of a businessman’s luxury Jaguar car. Londoners have been shielding their eyes from the blinding glare reflected from the glass facade of 20 Fenchurch Street — nicknamed the Walkie Talkie because of […]

Source: http://www.arabianbusiness.com, August 27, 2013 A judge in the US has granted permission for Dubai World, the investment arm of the Dubai government, to demolish the half-built Harmon Hotel tower of the CityCenter Las Vegas development, it was reported. The Harmon Hotel tower, co-owned by MGM Resorts International, was designed as a 48-storey component of […]

Source: http://www.kansascity.com, August 7, 2013 By: Kevin Collison The owner of the private Branson Airport is accusing Burns & McDonnell and three other firms of designing and building a $70 million runway foundation that partially collapsed just two years after the facility opened in 2009. Branson Airport LLC, which operates what’s described as the nation’s […]

Source: http://www.spiegel.de, August 12, 2013 By: Frank Patalong The 47-story luxury In Tempo tower in Benidorm, Spain was hyped as the tallest residential building in the European Union. Now a series of construction snafus — including an inadequate elevator shaft — have turned it into a national embarrassment. It should have been the pride of […]

Source: http://www.gazette.net, July 9, 2013 By: Kara Rose Leggett said county was cleared to begin work on concrete slabs Monday County Executive Isiah Leggett said Monday night that he took full responsibility for the delayed opening of the troubled Silver Spring Transit Center, also announcing work to fix the center will start within a week. […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, June 12, 2013 By: Jonathan Barnes and Richard Korman A communication breakdown at an Ontario engineering firm contributed to flaws in an inspection that failed to detect weaknesses in a mall roof before it collapsed. The engineer who wrote a report based on a visual inspection, stating that the mall roof was sound […]

Facts: An employee at an automatic car wash was crushed by a truck when he jumped in front of it to try and stop it. The insured, civil engineer, designed a grading plan for a car wash over 16 years ago. The named insured acquired another firm and the predecessor firm was an additional insured […]