{"id":901476,"date":"2023-08-09T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=901476"},"modified":"2023-08-09T15:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:04:19","slug":"limitation-of-liability-extra-work-order-trumped-by-subcontract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/limitation-of-liability-extra-work-order-trumped-by-subcontract\/","title":{"rendered":"Limitation of Liability in Extra Work Order Trumped by Subcontract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>John Mark Goodman | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildsmartbradley.com\/2023\/07\/limitation-of-liability-in-extra-work-order-trumped-by-subcontract\/?utm_source=Bradley+Arant+Boult+Cummings+LLP+-+BuildSmart&amp;utm_campaign=6b13fd51ac-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b504caf31b-6b13fd51ac-78863422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Build Smart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A federal court in Louisiana last week refused to enforce a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/termination-limitation-liability-clauses-proceed-caution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">limitation of liability<\/a> provision included in an extra work order holding that it was trumped by the parties\u2019 subcontract (see\u00a0<em>Planet Construction v. Gemini Insurance<\/em>, 2023 WL 4675387 (W.D. La. July 20, 2023)). Planet Construction was the general contractor hired to construct the\u00a0Club 4 Fitness Center\u00a0in Lake Charles, Louisiana.\u00a0Planet Construction subcontracted the sprinkler system work to S&amp;S Sprinkler Company.\u00a0As the work progressed, S&amp;S and Planet Construction executed two work orders for extra work. The extra work orders included a general terms and conditions section that contained the following provision:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If S&amp;S shall&nbsp;be found liable for loss or damages due to a failure of inspection and\/or testing in any respect, S&amp;S liability shall be limited to the lesser of one-half of the current annual inspection charge paid by [Planet Construction] or $1,000.00 as liquidated damages and not as a penalty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Laura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hurricane Laura<\/a>&nbsp;made landfall, Plant Construction discovered alleged defects in S&amp;S\u2019s workmanship and brought suit to recover breach of contract damages. S&amp;S contended that its liability was limited to $1,000 by the provision included in the extra work orders. The court rejected this argument in light of the following provision in S&amp;S\u2019s Subcontract:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Contract controls and governs the Work (as defined below) performed by Subcontractor for Contractor. It may be used in conjunction with written Work Orders between the Parties;&nbsp;<strong>however, nothing contained in any Work Order will be construed to change or amend the terms and conditions of this Contract<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the subcontract expressly prohibited modification or abrogation by work orders, the limitation of liability provision in the work order was deemed ineffective.\u00a0Planet Construction\u2019s breach of contract claim will therefore proceed to trial, where S&amp;S\u2019s liability will not be limited to $1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes &#8211; please call Advise &amp; Consult, Inc. at 888.684.8305, or email <a href=\"mailto:experts@adviseandconsult.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Mark Goodman | Build Smart A federal court in Louisiana last week refused to enforce a limitation of liability provision included in an extra work order holding that it was trumped by the parties\u2019 subcontract (see\u00a0Planet Construction v. Gemini Insurance, 2023 WL 4675387 (W.D. La. July 20, 2023)). Planet Construction was the general contractor&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/limitation-of-liability-extra-work-order-trumped-by-subcontract\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Limitation of Liability in Extra Work Order Trumped by Subcontract<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,9],"tags":[9895,224,509],"class_list":["post-901476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-2","category-construction-contracts","tag-advise-consult","tag-construction-contract","tag-limitation-of-liability","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Limitation of Liability in Extra Work Order Trumped by Subcontract - Advise &amp; 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