J. Curtis Greene | Barnes & Thornburg | October 22, 2019 When claiming damages for construction defects, the doctrine of economic waste is often forgotten or ignored, even among sophisticated parties and counsel, potentially at great cost. Unwary parties to a dispute typically jump to – and focus significant time, money and energy on –… Continue reading To Claim Damages For Repair Costs Or Not? Beware The Economic Waste Doctrine
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Nevada Legislative Update: August 2019
Edward Garcia and Brittany Walker | Holland & Hart | August 30, 2019 CONSTRUCTION AB 421 amends the laws governing residential construction defects. Key changes include extending the statute of repose from six to ten years and no longer requiring an expert to be present at an inspection concerning an alleged construction defect. Proponents of… Continue reading Nevada Legislative Update: August 2019
Ohio Supreme Court: All Claims for Defective Construction or Design Must Be Brought Within 10 Years of Substantial Completion
Peter Hahn | Benesch | July 19, 2019 The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled any lawsuit for defective and unsafe conditions arising from the design or construction of an improvement to real property must be brought within 10 years of substantial completion of the project—regardless of whether the lawsuit arises out of a breach of… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court: All Claims for Defective Construction or Design Must Be Brought Within 10 Years of Substantial Completion
A Milestone Construction-Defect Case at New Hampshire Supreme Court
Boston Real Estate Times | August 16, 2019 Morrison Mahoney LLP, one of the northeast region’s leading litigation firms, announced that William A. Staar, a Partner in the firm’s Construction Litigation Practice, prevailed in a case before the New Hampshire Supreme Court (NHSC) on behalf of landscape architect, Wagner Hodgson, Inc. At issue was whether New Hampshire’s eight-year statute… Continue reading A Milestone Construction-Defect Case at New Hampshire Supreme Court
Builder’s Risk Coverage – Construction Defects
Brian Hearst | Construction Executive | June 15, 2019 COVERAGE FOR LOSS ENSUING FROM FAULTY WORKMANSHIP Part I tackled the standard builder’s risk exclusion that applies to losses arising from faulty materials or workmanship. Traditionally, carriers do not have an appetite for covering a contractor’s failure to perform their work properly. There is one exception,… Continue reading Builder’s Risk Coverage – Construction Defects