News & Analysis as of

Construction Contracts Designer Professionals' Liability

Porter Hedges LLP

Texas Supreme Court Unanimously Blocks Contractors' Economic Loss Tort Claims Against Designers

Porter Hedges LLP on

Texas contractors have long tried to directly sue their owners’ professional design firms -- rarely with success -- when faulty plans cause economic losses such as increased costs from delays and disruptions. A few cases in...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Economic Loss Rule of the Third Kind - Nothing New or Alien Concepts?

Porter Hedges LLP on

Can a contractor sue the project’s designer for losses allegedly caused by errors in construction documents? This question was presented in the Eby v. LAN/STV case, which is now before the Texas Supreme Court....more

Snell & Wilmer

Nevada Supreme Court Extends Design Professional Economic Loss Rule Defense to Negligent Misrepresentation Claims on Commercial...

Snell & Wilmer on

In 2009, the Nevada Supreme Court (“NSC”) applied the economic loss rule to bar claims of professional negligence by design professionals in commercial construction projects, ruling that “[i]n the context of engineers and...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Design & Construction Practice: 2012 Year in Review

Burns & Levinson LLP on

It was another memorable year for the construction industry in Massachusetts. As the economic recovery continued to take hold, commercial construction market activity continued to stabilize and public projects remained a...more

4 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide