Repairs Performed Years After Completion Do Not Toll Statute Of Repose

Andrew Kessler | Wood Smith Henning & Berman In Venema v. Moser Builders, Inc., 2370 EDA 2021 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 29, 2022), the Superior Court held that the Statute of Repose was not tolled by repairs made several years after the certificate of occupancy was issued. Homeowners are not entitled to unilaterally dictate an extended… Continue reading Repairs Performed Years After Completion Do Not Toll Statute Of Repose

“Substantial Completion”: Different Strokes for Different Folks??

David Senter | Nexsen Pruet Due to a recent decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, there now exists the potential for some uncertainty as to the time limits to assert claims related to a construction project. Specifically, that potential uncertainty relates to when the six-year statute of repose on construction claims begins to… Continue reading “Substantial Completion”: Different Strokes for Different Folks??

The Final Nail: Ongoing Repairs Do Not Toll the Statute of Repose

Kyle Rice | The Subrogation Strategist In Venema v. Moser Builders, Inc., 2022 PA Super. 171, 2022 Pa. Super. LEXIS 414, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (Superior Court) upheld an award of judgment on the pleadings from the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (Trial Court). The Superior Court found that Pennsylvania’s 12-year Statute of Repose… Continue reading The Final Nail: Ongoing Repairs Do Not Toll the Statute of Repose

Tick Tock: Don’t Let the Statute of Repose or Limitations Time Periods Run on Your Construction Claims

Gus Sara | The Subrogation Strategist In Wascher v. ABC Ins. Co., No. 2020AP1961, 2022 Wisc. App. LEXIS 110 (Feb. 9, 2022), the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin considered whether the plaintiffs were barred — by Wisconsin’s 10-year statute of repose for improvements to real property claims and the six-year statute of limitations for breach of contract… Continue reading Tick Tock: Don’t Let the Statute of Repose or Limitations Time Periods Run on Your Construction Claims

Proposed Changes To Florida’s Statutes Of Limitations And Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation

Elizabeth Ferguson and Taylor A. Naughton | Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin A new bill has been proposed in the Florida Legislature that would amend the statutes of limitations and repose greatly impacting construction defect litigation. The original bill proposed to rewrite Fla. Stat. 95.11(3)(c) by completely eliminating the ten-year statute of repose for… Continue reading Proposed Changes To Florida’s Statutes Of Limitations And Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation