Economic Loss Doctrine Bars Contractor Suit against Engineer
The economic loss doctrine was enforced by the Supreme Court of Wyoming to bar a general contractor’s (GC) complaint against a project engineer with whom it lacked privity of contract. The GC had a...
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Article by J. Kent Holland – ConstructionRisk Counsel, PLLC In an important decision clarifying that attorneys fees incurred by a contractor in preparing and negotiating a change order or Request for...
View ArticleContractor Not Responsible for Foundation Failure Since Change Order Revised...
Where a contractor sought a request for clarification to the project architect concerning whether rebar was to be tied from the floor slab to the pile caps, the architect responded with a...
View ArticleSubcontractor Breached Contract by Refusing to Perform Extra Work as Directed...
A concrete sub-subcontractor breached its contract by refusing for perform extra work as directed by its contractor unless the contractor agreed upon the compensation amount to be paid and executed a...
View ArticleSubcontractor Breached Contract by Refusing to Perform Extra Work as Directed...
A concrete sub-subcontractor breached its contract by refusing for perform extra work as directed by its contractor unless the contractor agreed upon the compensation amount to be paid and executed a...
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