Earl K. Messer | Taft Stettinius & Hollister | June 28, 2019 Imagine you built a school back in 2005. Years go by. Many employees who worked on the project are gone. Their emails are no longer available to review. Most other records are buried somewhere, maybe. The owner has handled maintenance year after year… Continue reading Contractor Liable Thirteen Years After the Fact??
Tag: Statute of Repose
Say What? Statutes of Repose/Limitation May Not Be Defenses in Arbitration?
David K. Taylor and Kyle M. Doiron | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | May 2, 2019 Most private construction contracts contain binding arbitration clauses and apply the “law of the state where the project is located.” While arbitration is less formal than court/litigation, legal defenses are often raised, including whether a claim is barred… Continue reading Say What? Statutes of Repose/Limitation May Not Be Defenses in Arbitration?
Say What? Statutes of Repose/Limitation May Not Be Defenses in Arbitration?
Kyle Doiron and David Taylor | Buildsmart | May 2, 2019 Most private construction contracts contain binding arbitration clauses and apply the “law of the state where the project is located.” While arbitration is less formal than court/litigation, legal defenses are often raised, including whether a claim is barred by a statute of limitation or,… Continue reading Say What? Statutes of Repose/Limitation May Not Be Defenses in Arbitration?
Is Equipment Installed As Part Of Building Renovations A “Product” Or “Construction”?
Joshua Lane | Ahlers Cressman & Sleight | March 20, 2019 A statute of repose terminates the right to file a claim after a specified time even if the injury has not yet occurred.[1] The construction statute of repose bars claims arising from construction, design, or engineering of any improvement upon real property that has… Continue reading Is Equipment Installed As Part Of Building Renovations A “Product” Or “Construction”?
In Massachusetts, the Statute of Repose Applies to Consumer Protection Claims Against Building Contractors
Shannon M. Warren | The Subrogation Strategist | January 4, 2019 In Bridgwood v. A.J. Wood Construction, Inc., 105 N.E.3d 224 (Mass. 2018), the Supreme Court of Massachusetts determined that the statute of repose barred the plaintiff’s consumer protection claims commenced more than six years after the occurrence of the event that gave rise to the… Continue reading In Massachusetts, the Statute of Repose Applies to Consumer Protection Claims Against Building Contractors