Lynn Maynard Gollin – Gordon & Rees LLP – August 25, 2014 In March 2014, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal issued The School Board of Broward County, Florida v. Pierce GodwinAlexander & Linville, 137 So. 3d 1059 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014), an opinion that addresses two legal issues of interest to parties involved in… Continue reading New and Recently Revisited Florida Law Affecting Construction Disputes and Possible Implications
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Expert Testimony Explaining how Engineer’s Conduct Fell below the Standard of Care is Necessary to Establish Negligence
A technical breach by an engineer of its design professional agreement may not be enough to establish that the engineer is negligent. As the City of Huntington Woods learned in Huntington Woods v. Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, 2012 Mich App. LEXIS 879, expert testimony may be required to establish that an engineer’s contract breach amounts… Continue reading Expert Testimony Explaining how Engineer’s Conduct Fell below the Standard of Care is Necessary to Establish Negligence