Single prime design delivery system for the construction of a new school gymnasium facility and a classroom building at an existing elementary school. Due to an elevation error in the civil engineering plans, the new buildings were constructed 2 feet below the existing FEMA flood plain. Error was not discovered until after construction was completed. […]

Multiple prime delivery system plus construction manager at agency (no subcontracts) on a new elementary school construction project. School District alleged design and construction defects on project related to masonry walls and roof structure which led to water infiltration and mold. Alleged claim value exceeded available design professional insurance.  

Multiple prime delivery system on a University chemistry lab and science bldg renovation and addition. During the pre-design phase, University communicated chemical use and exhaust requirements for 2 cutting edge research professors. The HVAC ductwork designed by the MEP engineer does not contain stainless steel coating and smooth connection joints, which lead to premature corrosion […]

Source: http://www.ibj.com, May 1, 2013 By: Andrea Muirragui Davis Mediation is scheduled for May 21 in a 2-year-old lawsuit the city of Carmel brought over defects discovered during construction of its signature Palladium concert hall. Barring a last-minute settlement between the Carmel Redevelopment Commission and Michigan-based contractor Steel Supply & Engineering Co. or a delay, […]

Source: USA Today, November 29, 2012 By: Peter Eisler, USA Today Deadly bacteria that defy drugs of last resort A new family of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as CRE, is raising concerns across the medical community because of its ability to cause infections that defy even the strongest antibiotics. The antibiotic resistance is spread by mobile […]

Source: http://www.kentucky.com, April 29, 2011 By: Dori Hjalmarson Four coal companies have settled a lawsuit by 91 residents along Quicksand Creek in Breathitt County who claimed poor reclamation of surface mines exacerbated flooding after heavy rains in May 2009. The terms of the settlement are confidential, said the plaintiffs’ attorney Ned Pillersdorf, but others called […]

Source: http://articles.boston.com, May 2, 2011 By: Beth Daley The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is preparing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against several companies for the catastrophic water main break last year that cut off clean water to nearly 2 million Boston-area residents for more than two days. The region’s water supplier says a panel has nearly completed […]

Source: http://www.knoxnews.com, May 1, 2011 By: Natalie Neysa Alund From debris cleanup and odor elimination to water sampling and machinery replacement, daily reports reflect what’s been happening at the Gatlinburg Wastewater Treatment Plant since a basin wall collapsed last month and killed two workers. Although reconstruction is under way at the Banner Road facility where the […]

Source: http://www.lohud.com, May 1, 2011 By: Jorge Fitz-Gibbon and Jonathan Bandler Multimillion-dollar mistakes, design flaws and obstacles for which state engineers failed to account drove the cost of the Interstate 287 reconstruction up more than $67 million and delayed completion of the decade-long project by two years, a Journal News investigation reveals. Taxpayers have spent […]

Source: The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, April 6, 2011 By: Tom Bailey, Jr. The same kind of structural engineering design problems that are delaying completion of the Salvation Army Kroc Center are slowing construction of — and adding about $1 million in cost so far to — MATA’s Airways Transit Center. The sleekly designed station […]

Read here about some Kentucky condo owners who are waiting for ruling over poor construction on their homes.

After 15 surgeries, 2 months in the hospital, and 4 years later, an Olympia, WA man settled a $2 million, dangerous highway design lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Transportation (WADOT). The man’s critical injuries occurred after crashing his motorcycle while turning left at a highly controversial intersection. Although safety officials and state studies […]