Source: The Washington Post, March 19, 2013 By: Bill Turque A series of design and construction failures — including inadequate concrete strength and a lack of reinforcing steel — have left the Silver Spring Transit Center unsafe and unusable without major repairs, Montgomery County officials said Tuesday. The problems go far beyond what was previously […]

Source: http://www.statesmanjournal.com, March 14, 2013 By: Michael Rose The last lawsuit filed by Marion County and the transit district over Courthouse Square’s botched development has been settled. Century West Engineering Corp., the company responsible for Courthouse Square’s structural designs, will pay $605,000 a settlement, said Jolene Kelley, a Marion County spokeswoman. The county and Salem-Keizer […]

Source: South Florida Business Journal, December 4, 2012 By: Paul Brinkmann One of South Florida’s best-known plaintiffs firms, Coral Gables-based Colson Hicks Eidson, is among the first to handle a lawsuit connected to the Oct. 10 Miami Dade College parking garage collapse in Doral. Colson Hicks attorney Ervin Gonzalez, is representing Migdalia Lopez, widow of […]

Source: http://www.tampabay.com, November 6, 2012 By: Craig Pittman The company that designed Tampa Bay Water’s cracked reservoir deserves $9.2 million in attorneys’ fees and $10.8 million in expenses for defending itself against the utility’s unsuccessful lawsuit, the federal judge overseeing the case ruled. U.S. District Judge James Whittemore called the fees “extraordinary” but explained in […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, October 19, 2011 By: James T. Parsons Concrete pier caps supporting three bridges on the new Intercounty Connector (ICC) in Maryland may have to be rebuilt following the discovery of cracks by Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA) inspectors. According to a project spokesman, 40 to 50 cracks ranging from .005 to .035 in wide, and […]

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 14, 2012 By: Tim O’Reiley As the hearing over whether to raze the unfinished Harmon Hotel plodded through its third day Wednesday, Perini Building Co. injected a surprise by unveiling a temporary $2 million fix to keep it standing in the event of a serious earthquake. Perini, general contractor on 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 […]

Source: http://www.signonsandiego.com, September 16, 2011 By: Elizabeth Aguilera, Debbi Baker and Sandra Dibble Federal officials hope to learn in about a week what caused a construction canopy to collapse Wednesday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, sending 11 motorists to the hospital and wreaking havoc for thousands of people trying to cross from Mexico into […]

Source: http://www.contracostatimes.com, July 7, 2011 By:  Joshua Melvin A couple claims Burlingame Vice Mayor Jerry Deal — and the engineer he hired — botched plans for a residential expansion so badly that the homeowners ended up spending an extra $500,000 in order to finish the project, according to a lawsuit they filed in San Mateo […]

Source: http://www.nj.com, July 8, 2011 By: Jean-Pierre Mestanza An appeals court has shot down a lower court’s ruling that awarded the town roughly $900,000 in a lawsuit against the architectural firm that designed a facility for the police and fire departments that has been condemned due to shoddy construction. The police and fire facility, located […]

Source: http://gcdailyworld.com, June 23, 2011 By: Nick Schneider The more than eight-year legal battle by the county to recover damages associated with the Greene County Courthouse addition/renovation project may be over soon. A joint meeting of the County Commissioners, County Council and Building Corporation is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Monday to consider a settlement […]

Source: http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com, April 14, 2011 By Nancy Cook Lauer Legal fight drags on for 2004 project The engineering firm that designed a $1.9 million water tank county officials say is defective has been considered for 18 additional county contracts but was awarded only one since the county sued it. The Department of Water Supply filed […]