Paul R. Cressman, Jr. | Ahlers & Cressman | June 1, 2016 On May 3, 2016, the Washington State Court of Appeals affirmed a jury’s verdict in favor of a condominium HOA against a structural engineer for $1,149,332 in damages.[1] The project in question was The Pointe, an upscale condominium building in Westport, Washington. The… Continue reading Structural Engineer Found Liable for Defects that Rendered a Condominium Dangerously Unsafe
Category: Design Professionals
Revisiting Condominium Design and Construction Risks: Applying Lessons Learned to a Rekindled Market
Jeffrey R. Appelbaum, Daniel M. Haymond, Ross C. Eberlien and Bill Thrush | Thompson Hine LLP | June 9, 2016 Key Notes: Contract law protections have softened with time, creating an even greater need for architects and contractors to manage risk Condominium design and construction present unique issues for architects and contractors that can be… Continue reading Revisiting Condominium Design and Construction Risks: Applying Lessons Learned to a Rekindled Market
Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is Not a Design Professional for Certificate of Merit Purposes
Brian K. Walters | Gordon & Rees LLP | June 6, 2016 Like many states, Nevada has heightened requirements for actions against design professionals for professional negligence. Commonly known in other jurisdictions as a “certificate of merit”, NRS 11.256 – NRS 11.259 require that a complaint filed against a design professional in the nonresidential construction… Continue reading Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is Not a Design Professional for Certificate of Merit Purposes
Construction Defects – Defective Plans and Specifications
J. Norman Stark | Legally Speaking | March 31, 2016 Construction defect and legal liability due to defective construction documents – the plans and specifications, has been the subject of many highly contested claims. Who is to bear the brunt and loss – the Owner, Architect, Engineer, or Contractor? Construction Law Cases The landmark construction… Continue reading Construction Defects – Defective Plans and Specifications
Design Errors Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine
Carly Miller | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | March 23, 2016 A recent Pennsylvania case, Gongloff Contracting, LLC v. L. Robert Kimball & Assocs., Architects and Engineers, Inc., sheds light on circumstances in which design errors can lead to damages in tort as courts recognize exceptions to the economic loss doctrine for such errors… Continue reading Design Errors Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine