Topic
Construction Defect
638 published works
Litigation Finance Journal
NZ Class Action Secures Funding in Mountain View Case
By John Freund
Residents of Mountain View complex in Mt Wellington, Auckland, are fed up. After a 10-year battle to get the owners to fix rampant leaks, a class action suit is being…
Construction Payment Blog
What a Mess: Hard Rock Hotel Developer Under Fire in New Orleans
By Ian Cogswell
The crumbled wreckage of the Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans still sits largely untouched on the site where it partially collapsed 10 months ago on October 12, 2019. Of the…
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining the Need to Use Construction Experts When Dealing with a Construction Defect Claim or Suit
By Barry Zalma
Construction Experts See the full video at https://youtu.be/OcWFnAD0THA In construction defect cases, the standard of care and its breach must generally be shown through expert testimony. Lay testimony is sometimes…
Construction & Transition Litigation Law Blog
How Can the Community Association Collect From Insurance Policies Insuring the Sponsor, General Contractor, Subcontractors, and Design Professionals?
Liability insurance policies insuring sponsors, general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals are confusing and loaded with complex terminology that make them difficult to understand. Yet, it is these policies that…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
CONSTRUCTION DEFECT DAMAGES: BENEFIT-OF-THE-BARGAIN OR RELIANCE RECOVERY
In the preceding article, I discussed a case where an owner sued its contractor and design professional for construction defects and design defects that contributed to the same damage. …
Florida Construction Legal Updates
COMPARATIVE FAULT APPLIED IN OWNER’S LAWSUIT AGAINST CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER
There is nothing like a good old-fashioned dispute between an owner and its general contractor and design professional relating to construction and design defects where both parties have a role…
Zalma on Insurance
Construction Defects and Insurance
By Barry Zalma
Construction Defects and Insurance Barry Zalma has updated and re-edited his seminal work Construction Defects Coverage Guide into is the latest addition to Barry Zalma’s insurance claims series of books and articles…
Zalma on Insurance
A Video Explaining Considerations for Early Settlement of Construction Defect Claims
By Barry Zalma
Early Settlement of Construction Defect Claims are in the Best Interest of all Parties See the full video at https://youtu.be/3VftWnmb1Fc It is an axiom followed by almost every attorney that…
HeplerBroom Blog
First District Upholds Summary Judgment for Landowner Based on Illinois’ Statute of Repose for Construction
In Graham v. Lakeview Food Pantry, 2019 IL App (1st) 182003, the First District affirmed summary judgment for defendants, including the Catholic Bishop of Chicago (“the Archdiocese”), on plaintiff’s negligence…
Zalma on Insurance
Books on Construction Defects and Mold Insurance Claims
By Barry Zalma
Everything Needed by the Insurance Claims Professional from Barry Zalma Over the last 52 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat…