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J.S. Held

Explaining Standard of Care in Construction Disputes

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Setting the Stage for Construction Litigation Support - The scale and complexity of construction projects often lead to a different outcome than expected, creating a dispute between the parties. Many construction disputes...more

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In Texas, a Certificate of Merit Must Address the Conduct of Each Defendant Specifically  

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In Ryan Eng’g, Inc. v. Mond Homeowners Ass’n, Inc., No. 14-23-00960-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 1681, the Court of Appeals of Texas (Court of Appeals) affirmed a trial court ruling denying the Motion to Dismiss of defendant Ryan...more

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Proving causation of loss is key in professional negligence claims

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Duty, breach and damage are the three essential elements of a claim in contract or tort. Demonstrating breach of a duty is insufficient on its own to found liability. A claimant must demonstrate that the breach is the cause...more

Winstead PC

Court Holds That Engineer Does Not Owe Fiduciary Duties To A Non-Client

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In Hussion St. Bldgs., LLC v. TRW Eng’rs, Inc., the plaintiff landowner claimed its real property was injured by the failure of an engineering firm involved in developing the adjoining property to include a water-detention...more

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Washington Court Tunnels Deeper Into the Discovery Rule

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Often times, properly analyzing when a statute of limitations begins to run – not just how long it runs – is crucial to timely pleading. In Dep’t of Transp. v. Seattle Tunnel Partners, 2019 Wash.App. LEXIS 281 (Was. Ct. App....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Alternative Demands for Relief Allowed in Burns Bridge Ruling

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Judge Kaplan’s recent ruling in the “Burns Bridge” litigation provides helpful guidance on the interplay between breach of contract and professional negligence claims....more

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Federal Court Expresses Public Policy Concern Regarding Economic Loss Rule

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In Prestress Services Industries of TN, LLC v. W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co., 280 F.Supp.3d 908 (N.D. Miss. 2017), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi faced a “rather interesting...more

Troutman Pepper

Texas Court of Appeals Holds that Economic Loss Doctrine Does Not Bar Building Owner’s Negligence Claims Against Geotechnical...

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USA Walnut Creek, DST v. Terracon Consultants, Inc. f/k/a HBC Engineering, Inc., 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 1806 (Tex. App. 2015) - This cases arises out of the construction of a twelve building apartment complex in Austin...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Washington Supreme Court Permits $1.5M Damages Claim to Proceed against Engineering Firm under “Independent Duty Doctrine”

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In a recent decision decided on a narrow 5-to-4 vote, the Washington Supreme Court declined to bar a couple’s negligence claims against an engineering firm based on a contractual limitation of liability, permitting the couple...more

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