Paul Ferland and Joshua Tumen | Cozen O’Connor In Curtis Park Group, LLC v. Allied World Specialty Insurance Company (2024 WL 5194886 (10th Cir. 2024)), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit determined that an insured real estate developer could not recover the hard costs associated with repairing a defective concrete slab because the insured… Continue reading Court Denies Developer Insurance Coverage to Repair Defective Construction
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Oral Contract and Invalid Lien Spell Trouble for Contractor
Jordan Weeks | Frantz Ward Speedy Maintenance, LLC v. Windsor Tower, LLC, 2024-Ohio-5841 (2d Dist.) is a recent case concerning a dispute over repairs to a parking garage where Ohio’s Second District Court of Appeals confronted issues such as: Case Background The Owner of a commercial building sought to renovate an attached, six-floor parking garage.… Continue reading Oral Contract and Invalid Lien Spell Trouble for Contractor
What to Do if Your Government Contract Is Terminated per the New DEI Executive Order
Aron B. Beezley and Nathaniel J. Greeson | BuildSmart On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The executive order’s stated purpose is to end “illegal” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Among other things, the executive order directs the director of the Office… Continue reading What to Do if Your Government Contract Is Terminated per the New DEI Executive Order
Uncharted Territory: Are Geotechnical Inspectors Liable to Non-Contracting Parties – Including Property Owners?
Blake Robinson | Davis Wright Tremaine Historically in California, professional negligence cases were limited to parties who had contracted with each other.[1] The theory was that if a professional didn’t have a contract with the plaintiff, then the professional did not owe the plaintiff a duty of care and could not be liable in negligence. That… Continue reading Uncharted Territory: Are Geotechnical Inspectors Liable to Non-Contracting Parties – Including Property Owners?
Contractors Beware: Licensure Foot-faults Could Make Your Construction Contract Unenforceable
Brandon Cory and Jonathan Lauderbach | Warner Norcross + Judd Under the Michigan Occupational Code, residential building, maintenance and alteration contractors must be licensed to perform certain types of work. The Michigan Supreme Court held in Stokes v. Millen Roofing, 649 N.W.2d 371 (2002) that under MCL 339.2412(1), a residential building contractor cannot sue an unpaying… Continue reading Contractors Beware: Licensure Foot-faults Could Make Your Construction Contract Unenforceable