Settlements amounting to almost $8 million have been agreed for construction defects in a Los Angeles condo complex situated in the popular Arts District. The Barker Block is a 310-unit condominium complex in the popular Arts District of downtown Los Angeles. Initially a large storage area for the Barker Brothers department store, work to convert…
Affordable housing measures being debated in Denver could result in construction defect lawsuits in Colorado being heard in their own specialty courts. The move to create specialty courts to hear construction defect lawsuits in Colorado is just one of a series of measures being proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mark Scheffell and Senator Jesse Ulibarri…
The Florida Second District Court of Appeal has upheld a jury award of compensation for a lack of flashing after it had been reduced by the trial judge. In 2005, Angela Gray contracted Mark Hall Homes Inc. to build a home for her in Hillsborough County, Florida. The cost of the construction was $168,144 but,…
The New Jersey Appellate Court has ruled that the Statute of Limitations in a construction defect claim should start at the formation of the owner´s board. On May 1st 2002, the 538 apartments of The Palisades at Fort Lee Condominium in New Jersey were deemed substantially complete and, for the first two years after their…
Legislation being introduced around the country is making it harder to recover legal fees for construction defect claims when plaintiffs are successful. In many states around the country, legislation is being introduced giving contractors the “right to repair” before homeowners are allowed to claim compensation for construction defects. Supporters of the legislation say that the…
Lawyers are starting to investigate the pros and cons of using drones to identify construction defects or disprove their existence in lawsuits and litigation. Several interesting articles about the pros and cons of using drones to identify construction defects have emerged recently – the general consensus of opinion being that aerial video and photography captured…
Rob Ryan – the defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints – has filed a construction defect claim for faulty foundations in his $2 million home in the Audubon neighborhood. Ryan bought the property in May 2013, shortly after he joined the New Orleans Saints, assuming it was structurally sound and ready for occupancy. However,…
The recent passage of the Homeowners Protection Act in Nevada has been criticized for making homeowner construction defect claims much tougher. Late last month, Nevada Governor Brain Sandoval signed Assembly Bill AB125 into law – the Homeowners Protection Act. The Bill makes sweeping changes to the state´s “Chapter 40” legislation relating to homeowner construction defect…
The Oregon Court of Appeals has ordered the American Family Mutual Insurance Company to settle a negligent workmanship compensation claim in which its policyholder was found liable. In November 2009, the FountainCourt Owners Association from Beaverton in Oregon made a negligent workmanship compensation claim against the general constructor of their European-style complex and several of…
A Texas couple has been awarded $20.8 million damages after their claim for compensation for the failure to address foundation defects before construction was heard by a jury at the Rockwall County 439th District Court. Byron and Paige Hale from Rockwall, Texas, had commissioned Bishop Abbey Homes Ltd to build a home for them…
