Source: https://www.forconstructionpros.com/, September 18, 2026 By: Chadd Reynolds While parties building a construction project agree that the finished project should be free of defects, complaints nevertheless often arise over the project’s design, workmanship or materials during or after construction. Allegations of defective work can derail the progress of a construction project by shifting precious time […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, September 15, 2026 By: Alexander Gebert, Freeman Mathis & Gary Nearly all risk managers, insurance carriers, brokers, and attorneys alike can remember getting the dreaded call that major property damage has been discovered or reported. Their first thought may be, “here we go again.” When an owner or other party first reports water […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, August 12, 2026 By: Alexander G. Hopkins, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. In Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Ropicky, 2026 WI 25 (2026), the Wisconsin Supreme Court addressed whether a homeowner could recover for water damage that entered through an alleged construction defect. The decision is favorable to policyholders because it confirms that, in Wisconsin, […]

Source: https://nypost.com/, July 9, 2026 By: Karen Talley MetroLoft, the developer behind the Manhattan high rise that suddenly buckled on Tuesday, is facing a $350 million-plus lawsuit at star-studded 443 Greenwich St., home to names including Rebel Wilson, Harry Styles and Meg Ryan over the last decade. A construction defect case, alleging a number of structural […]

Source:https://www.4029tv.com/, May 8, 2026 By: Katie Hamner Fort Smith Public Schools filed a lawsuit this week against Turn Key Construction Management Inc., alleging property damage caused by defects at the Peak Innovation Center building on Painter Lane in Fort Smith. According to the complaint filed in Sebastian County Court on May 1; “This lawsuit is […]

Source: https://www.4029tv.com/, May 8, 2026 By: Katie Hamner Fort Smith Public Schools filed a lawsuit this week against Turn Key Construction Management Inc., alleging property damage caused by defects at the Peak Innovation Center building on Painter Lane in Fort Smith. According to the complaint filed in Sebastian County Court on May 1; “This lawsuit […]

Source: https://www.realtor.com/, April 29, 2026 By: Julie Taylor Condo owners in the Aston Martin Residences in downtown Miami, where units are priced up to $59 million, are alleging the 2-year-old luxury building is plagued by defects indicating shoddy construction. The building’s condominium association has initiated a legal claim against the developer, general contractor, and the construction […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, March 24, 2026 By: Caroline Claire Turtle, Wilson Elser A roofer for a sixty-five-townhome community is notified that the homeowners association of the townhome community has filed a claim alleging construction defects and resulting property damage related to the roofer’s scope of work. In the period between completion of the roofing work and the commencement […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, February 3, 2026 By: Tez Romero A 51-unit Alaska condo project riddled with alleged defects is now at the center of a coverage showdown testing multiple CGL exclusions. Great Divide Insurance Company is asking a federal court to relieve it of any obligation to defend or pay out claims tied to a construction […]

Source: https://www.registerguard.com/, January 15, 2026 By: Haleigh Kochanski The Eugene Family YMCA has sued the architect, general contractor, and engineering firm responsible for building its Don Stathos Campus, alleging that it has several construction defects. The lawsuit, filed by the YMCA on Jan. 2 in Lane County Circuit Court, names as defendants Pivot Architecture, PC, Chambers […]

Source: https://www.lawcjb.com/, December 18, 2025 When a construction defect appears, many property owners want a clear answer to one question: who is responsible? On most Indiana building projects, many people take part in the work. General contractors, subcontractors, designers and suppliers can all share the blame. Because so many different hands touch a single project, […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/, November 17, 2025 By: Claire Wilkinson The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net asbestos liability reserves declined again last year, even as net incurred asbestos losses and loss adjustment expenses jumped by 29%, S&P Global Market Intelligence said Monday. The increase in asbestos losses and costs raises concerns about reserve adequacy and evolving litigation […]