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Snell & Wilmer

Design Professional Best Practices for Successful Project Delivery and Loss Prevention

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...The design professional may want to consider recommending to the owner/client an appropriate scope for site investigation. If scope is limited due to budget, that should be documented. The design professional may want to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Unstable Foundations: Following Industry Standards During Design Not Enough to Absolve Design/Build Contractor of Liability -...

MT Højgaard A/S (Respondent) v E.ON Climate & Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Limited, involved the construction of foundation structures for an offshore wind farm. The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom analyzed whether a...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Asbestos/Insurance Coverage: New York Court Addresses Defense/Indemnity Obligations Related to Alleged Criminal Clean Air Act...

The New York Supreme Court (Appellate Division) addressed in a February 2nd decision whether three insurance companies had any obligation to defend or indemnify a company who was subject to criminal proceedings related to an...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Homebuilder Series Webinar: Fiduciary Duties & Auditor Liability

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Watch an in-depth Homebuilder Series webinar that discusses auditor liability and fiduciary duties. Two issues of recurring interest to company officers and directors are the potential liabilities of outside...more

Troutman Pepper

U.S. District Court in Kentucky Holds that Contractor Which Proposed Design Solution During Construction Might Be Liable for...

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American Towers LLC v. BPI, Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106724 (E.D. Ky. Aug. 4, 2014) - American Towers LLC (“American Towers”), which operates wireless and broadcast communications towers, undertook a project to...more

Allen Matkins

California Supreme Court Upholds Design Professionals' Duty to Future Residential Purchasers

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Design professionals, such as architects and engineers, often seek to avoid liability to third party property purchasers for their negligence by arguing that their role in preparing plans was too remote for a duty to be...more

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