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June 30, 2017

County, architectural firm reach settlement following errors at Talon, judicial center

Source: http://www.meadvilletribune.com, June 29, 2017 By: Keith Gushard Crawford County has reached a financial settlement with its architectural firm for errors involving additional site work costs at the former Talon Inc. property and the county having to buy a high density file storage system for the new judicial center. County commissioners Wednesday unanimously approved an […]

June 8, 2017

The New York disaster that never happened: How one phone call from an architecture STUDENT saved the 915ft Citigroup skyscraper from crashing onto Manhattan during a hurricane

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk, April 21, 2014 By: James Nye New York City authorities and 2,500 Red Cross members prepared for the Citigroup Center to come crashing down on Manhattan in the summer of 1978 A catastrophic design flaw was uncovered when an architecture student phoned the building’s chief engineer He discovered that the building could not […]

May 18, 2017

Appeals court finds C.B. Engineering responsible in dispute over condemned Lake St. Louis home

Source: http://stlrecord.com/, May 17, 2017 By: Sam Knef A dispute between a homebuilder and engineering firm over who was to blame for a newly constructed home being condemned shortly after the owners moved in has been decided by the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District. In a decision handed down May 9, the appeals panel […]

April 28, 2017

Insurer alleges improper installation of sprinkler system in lawsuit over fire that destroyed Pa. building

Source: http://www.securityinfowatch.com, April 26, 2017 By: Keith Gushard A $5.2 million civil lawsuit has been filed in Crawford County Court of Common Pleas in connection with a fire that gutted the Titusville Towne Square building more than two years ago. The 17-count lawsuit has been filed by Erie Insurance Exchange, as it was the insurance […]

April 19, 2017

Roof issues delay opening of $1.5B Mercedes-Benz Stadium — again

Source: http://www.constructiondive.com, April 19, 2017 By: Kim Slowey Dive Brief: Mercedes-Benz Stadium officials have announced that issues with the retractable roof will delay the $1.5 billion venue’s opening for a third time, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta Falcons officials said the new opening date has been pushed from July 30 to August 26, when […]

April 19, 2017

Serious design, construction and maintenance defects doomed Oroville Dam, report says

Source: http://www.latimes.com, April 17, 2017 By: Ralph Vartabedian Design flaws, construction shortcomings and maintenance errors caused the Oroville Dam spillway to break apart in February, according to an independent analysis by Robert Bea for the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management at UC Berkeley. Bea, a co-founder of the center and retired civil engineering professor, found […]

April 18, 2017

Developer McKafka sues architect, alleging construction delays and defects at the Crimson

Source: https://therealdeal.com, April 17, 2017 By: Francisco Alvarado An Aventura-based architecture firm allegedly left McKafka Development Group hanging, delaying construction on its 90-unit high-rise called the Crimson in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood, according to a lawsuit. McKafka, through its limited liability company Alpine Estates, accuses International Design Engineering and Architecture, or I.D.E.A. for short, of breaching […]

March 2, 2017

Edgewater condo owners sue engineering firm for $1M in damages

Source: https://therealdeal.com, March 1, 2017 By: Francisco Alvarado Property at 2121 N. Bayshore Drive was affected by leaky HVAC, residents say The condominium board at an older building in Edgewater is suing the engineering firm that designed the HVAC system at the property, alleging that the system caused extensive damage to the building. In a […]

November 7, 2016

Lawsuit filed against Denmon Engineering for problems with Frontage Road bridge

Source: http://www.knoe.com, November 4, 2016 By: Tim Bragg The Frontage Road bridge in Monroe may be closed for a little while longer. A civil lawsuit has been filed against Denmon Engineering, the company responsible for drawing up the bridge plans. It’s appears to be an abandoned section of roadway, blocked off by large dirt mounds, […]

October 29, 2013

United States: Design Professionals May Be Liable For Economic Loss Caused to Residential Homeowners Under California's SB 800 Law

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 […]

June 13, 2011

Insurance could ease Big Dig costs

Source: The Boston Globe, August 1, 2006 The Big Dig has at least $800 million in insurance coverage that would pay for much of the repair bills, inspection costs, and lawsuits stemming from the deadly Interstate 90 connector tunnel ceiling collapse, according to a memo that circulated yesterday among state lawmakers. The memo, from the […]

June 13, 2011

Tampa’s Troubled Highway Finally Nearing Completion

Source: http://enr.construction.com, June 12, 2006 By: Bill Chastain With joy and relief, the contractor on Tampa’s Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway is set to complete the elevated portion in August, a year after the original date. Despite many setbacks, including an ongoing lawsuit, officials say the high-tech reversible lane toll road will fulfill technical expectations. […]

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