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Taking Responsibility: Who’s At Fault? Lorenzo Court Says Everyone

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A recent court ruling raises questions and concerns over the scope of liability owners and contractors may face when a subcontractor's employee is involved in an off-site accident during the course of construction. ...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Washington Court of Appeals Reaffirms General Contractors' Duty To Maintain Safe Jobsite

If a general contractor thinks its responsibility for ensuring a safe workplace extends only to its own employees, that belief is mistaken. In a recent case, the Washington Court of Appeals made clear that as long as a...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Uncharted Territory: Are Geotechnical Inspectors Liable to Non-Contracting Parties – Including Property Owners?

Historically in California, professional negligence cases were limited to parties who had contracted with each other. The theory was that if a professional didn't have a contract with the plaintiff, then the professional did...more

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The Saiber Construction Law Column: December 2024

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The legal concept of “privity of contract” is a common law principle which provides that only parties directly involved in a contract can enforce its terms or be held liable for its obligations. This means that third parties...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

The Growing Trend of Contractor Negligence Liability Despite Lack of Contract Privity

Historically, courts typically refused to impose liability for negligence in the performance of a contract unless the plaintiff was a party to the contract. Thus, whenever a contractor provided services at a particular...more

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The Saiber Construction Law Column: April 2023

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Under New Jersey law, parties who hire independent contractor are not responsible for harm that occurs to the contractor’s employees as a result of the very work that the employee was hired to perform. In September 2022, the...more

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New York Insurance Coverage Law Update - June 2021

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First Department Finds Exterior Work Over Two Stories Exclusion Did Not Apply To Accident From Work On Lower Floors- Adelphi University hired a general contractor for a construction project to build, from the ground up, a...more

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