David H. Fisk | Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC | September 10, 2015 Before filing a lawsuit or initiating an arbitration proceeding pertaining to a construction defect, a condominium association in Texas with eight or more units must now comply with the newly added Section 82.119 to Chapter 82 of the Texas Property Code.… Continue reading #6 – New Texas Statute Affecting Condominium Construction Defect Claims
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#8 – Release Records from HOA Fraud Case
Las Vegas Review Journal | December 21, 2015 After a decade of investigating and prosecuting homeowner association fraud and corruption in Las Vegas, the Justice Department has something to hide. Likely lots to hide. Why else would federal attorneys insist on preserving protective orders on evidence in a case long wrapped up and topped with… Continue reading #8 – Release Records from HOA Fraud Case
#11 – Defense Victory in Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Beverly Bevenflorez | Construction Defect Journal | February 26, 2015 Earlier this month, Scott Calkins and Anthony Gaeta of Collinsworth, Specht, Calkins & Giampaoli, LLP obtained a defense verdict in a breach of fiduciary duty action involving a high-rise condominium in downtown San Diego, California. The Association asked for excess of over $3 million, however,… Continue reading #11 – Defense Victory in Breach of Fiduciary Duty
New Year’s Resolutions for a Happy Practice in 2016
Ellen C. Brotman | The Legal Intelligencer | December 29, 2015 We’ve had a tough year in Pennsylvania, with scandals hitting our justice system at its highest echelons in ways that shocked and dismayed us, and made traveling to other jurisdictions just a little bit painful. I’ve given some thought to lessons learned and come… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions for a Happy Practice in 2016
Model Example – Don’t Overlook Building Information Modeling in Construction Defect Ligitation
Bredan Winslow-Nason and Carrie L. Ciliberto | Litigation Management Magazine | Fall 2015 Building Information Modeling, commonly referred to as “BIM,” is being used more and more often on construction projects of all types. Generally, BIM is the process of building a virtual structure before the actual structure is built. BIM is essentially a digital… Continue reading Model Example – Don’t Overlook Building Information Modeling in Construction Defect Ligitation