Cesar Avila and Joy Lundeen | Bilzin Sumberg Design professionals lay the foundation for any construction project by preparing plans and other construction documents that general contractors, subcontractors, and others rely on to perform their own work. When construction goes awry, owners and developers often seek legal recourse against their design professionals. Over the last… Continue reading Third District Confirms Design Professionals Subject to Four-Year Statute of Limitations for Construction-Based Malpractice Claims
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Beware of Design Pitfalls In Unfamiliar Territory
Brad Shefrin | ENR Mountain States $250,000. $1.5 million. $12 million. These are the litigation damage estimates that plaintiffs sought to recover against design professionals who failed to familiarize themselves with local site conditions. For firms designing projects for clients with a regional, national or even international footprint, associating with local professionals is an often… Continue reading Beware of Design Pitfalls In Unfamiliar Territory
Architect, Engineer, and Design Professional Liens in California: A Different Animal than the Mechanics’ Lien
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group Most in the construction industry are familiar with the rules governing California mechanics’ liens. They know that the Preliminary Notice of Civil Code Section 8034 and 8200-8216 is an important foundational prerequisite document and that the deadline to record a mechanics’ lien is generally triggered by events occurring at… Continue reading Architect, Engineer, and Design Professional Liens in California: A Different Animal than the Mechanics’ Lien
Substitute Materials — What are Your Duties? What are Your Risks? (Law Note)
Melissa Dewey Brumback | Construction Law in North Carolina In managing a project as the design professional, you are called upon to wear many hats. One of those hats is that of material specifier and, at times, substitute material approver. What are your duties in looking at substitute materials? As always, the legal answer is… Continue reading Substitute Materials — What are Your Duties? What are Your Risks? (Law Note)
The Importance Of Engaging Design Professional Experts Early, With A Focus On Massachusetts Law
Jay S. Gregory | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani In any Massachusetts case alleging negligence against a design professional, an expert witness on the topic of liability is a critical, early consideration. Given the expense of expert witnesses, counsel representing design professionals are wise to evaluate (1) the need for an expert, (2) the timing of… Continue reading The Importance Of Engaging Design Professional Experts Early, With A Focus On Massachusetts Law