A three-judge Pennsylvania Superior Court panel, in the nonprecedential decision of Streiner v. Baker Residential of Pennsylvania, No. 1253 EDA 2015, filed June 9, recently affirmed a Chester County ...

Ask an owner, a contractor and an architect to define "consequential damages" and you'll probably get three different answers. Nearly two centuries after Hadley v. Baxendale, 9 Exch. 341, 156 Eng. Rep ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a contractor bears the risk of future injuries regarding hidden (latent) defects in its work if an owner is also aware of a defect but chooses not to ...

In the construction industry, it is not uncommon for a contractor to be named in a lawsuit due to hidden (latent) defects in its work that injure a third party long after the work has been completed ...

Automotive is demanding more emphasis on chip reliability. By 2020, electronic devices will account for over 35% of the manufacturing cost of an automobile, and by 2030, that number is expected to ...

Introduction Malath Cooperative Insurance Co. Announces that it has obtained the Final Approval from the Insurance Authority to market and sell the Contractor’s works insurance product for latent ...

The development and construction industry and its insurers obtained a win in this year’s Florida legislative session at the expense of property owners. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill ...

Digital Edition: Latent defects insurance Question: We’re looking at taking a prelet on a new office building. As we will have to sign the lease before the space is completed, what’s our position if ...