Source: The Medina-Gazette (OH), February 2, 2013 By: Nick Glunt Lodi Library officials plan to file a lawsuit over the roof of the building, which has been closed more than a year because of structural problems. “We needed to have some inspections done to confirm the problem,” spokeswoman Heather Coontz said. “The problem is the […]

Source: El Paso Times, January 9, 2013 By: Mary Schladen The town of Clint and a long list of residents and churches are suing a group of construction companies and engineering firms, arguing that since 2010 they pumped out too much water too fast from the area so that the ground has sunk, twisting and […]

Source: http://www.dothaneagle.com, December 3, 2012 By: Lance Griffin Dothan commissioners are expected to approve a $150,000 out-of-court settlement with a contractor that claims faulty information provided by another city contractor forced it to spend more money than anticipated during a recent sewer line project. B and B Underground Contractors of Haleyville claims it was forced […]

Source: Vegas Inc, December 4, 2012 By: Steve Green Litigation over the flawed Harmon Hotel tower at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip will continue well into 2014 under a court order issued Monday. Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez, who is presiding over a massive lawsuit over $191 million in unpaid CityCenter construction […]

A general contractor retained an architect in a design/build delivery system to design, procure materials and construct a structural retaining wall at a residential subdivision. The design lacked a proper drainage system, and the wall settled and cracked due to hydrostatic pressure. The owner sued for damages in excess of $500,000 due to necessary underpinning […]

Source: Inforum, May 10, 2012 By: Marino Eccher 3 building contractors to go into court this week North Dakota State University’s lawsuit against three contractors over the collapse of Minard Hall finally made its way into the Cass County District Court this week. The lawsuit, which was served in December, claims the contractors failed to […]

Source: Rockhill Environmental/NECC Newsletter A general contractor contracted with a laboratory to provide analysis of mold spores taken from a school mold remediation and reconstruction project. Following a failed remediation project at the school, the school sued the general contractor alleging various errors in the contractor’s project services. The contractor filed a third party action against […]

Source: http://www.inforum.com, February 4, 2012 By: Amy Dalrymple North Dakota State University is suing three contractors over the December 2009 collapse of Minard Hall, a setback that authorities say added nearly $5 million to the cost of renovating the largest academic building on campus. In a court complaint, the attorney for NDSU alleges 21 counts […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, December 14, 2011 By: Candy McCampbell Binghamton, N.Y., and Johnson City, N.Y., and their joint sewage board have gone back into court, detailing design and construction mismanagement problems at the sewage treatment plant where a 100-ft wall collapsed in May. Defendants now include 10 engineering or construction firms as well as four insurance […]

Source: http://www.toledoblade.com, October 16, 2011 By: Nolan Rosenkrans A group of West Toledo residents has filed a class-action lawsuit against a contractor and an engineering firm they claim caused water and sewage damage to their homes and businesses during an August storm. The case, filed Friday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court by more than […]

Source: http://www.fredericknewspost.com, September 30, 2011 By: Bethany Rodgers Snags in the construction of a new nursing home had the Frederick County Commissioners shaking their heads Thursday as costs and delays continue to pile up. At their meeting, the county board authorized five work changes that could add up to $430,000 to as much as the […]

Source: http://www.tampabay.com, September 20, 2011 By: Craig Pittman A sharply divided Tampa Bay Water board voted Monday to settle its lawsuit against the company that designed its flawed reservoir, with HDR Engineering handing over $30 million — far less than the cost of a repair, which means the ratepayers would likely pick up the rest […]