Jeffrey Bright | Offit Kurman How long are you on the hook for defects in a completed construction project? It’s a question that keeps many contractors and design professionals up at night—and for good reason. No project is flawless, and the duration of responsibility for construction or design defects depends on numerous factors, including the… Continue reading How Long Is Too Long? What Statutes of Repose Mean for Your Liability Exposure
Category: Statute of Repose
Statutes of Repose: Protecting the Pantheon’s Builders After Nearly 2,000 Years
John Mark Goodman | BuildSmart Even though construction cases often involve colorful facts, legal opinions are often quite boring. When a judge writes a colorful opinion about an otherwise boring case, we tip our hat. This week we tip our hat to Judge Brandon Harrison and colleagues on the Arkansas Court of Appeals for their opinion… Continue reading Statutes of Repose: Protecting the Pantheon’s Builders After Nearly 2,000 Years
Recent Florida Legislative Changes Shorten Both Statute of Limitation (“SOL”) and Statute of Repose (“SOR”) for Construction Defect Claims
Holly A. Rice | SDV Insights The Florida Legislature and Governor DeSantis passed Senate Bill 360, effective April 13, 2023, which imposes significant changes to Florida’s statute of limitation (“SOL”) and statute of repose (“SOR”) periods prescribed in Florida Statute § 95.11. In short, the SOL and SOR periods will commence earlier and run earlier,… Continue reading Recent Florida Legislative Changes Shorten Both Statute of Limitation (“SOL”) and Statute of Repose (“SOR”) for Construction Defect Claims
Viewpoint: The Difference Between Statutes of Limitations and Statutes of Repose
Gary L. Wickert | Claims Journal Subrogation professionals, like lawyers, must be constantly vigilant for deadlines, statutes of limitations, statutes of repose, and notice timelines set forth by the laws of the 50 states. Likewise, it is important to know and understand the differences between statutes of limitations and statutes of repose. They are both… Continue reading Viewpoint: The Difference Between Statutes of Limitations and Statutes of Repose
Emerging Trends in Shortened Statutes of Limitations and Statues of Repose
Ivette Kincaid and Thomas McCarrick | Construction Litigation Introduction A growing trend in construction defect legislation around the country has seen the shortening of statutes of limitation and statutes of repose for a plaintiff to bring claims related to construction defects. Over the past ten years, several states, notably Florida and Texas, have shortened their… Continue reading Emerging Trends in Shortened Statutes of Limitations and Statues of Repose