October 2013

September 2013

This Month's Spotlight

Rise in Construction Defects Leads to Litigation, Costly Settlements

Owners and contractors are battling it out in the legal arena as multi-million dollar construction defect claims are winding their way through the courts. Civil, infrastructure, and building projects are seeing the most defect litigation, some of them many years after project completion. While some lawsuits are just getting started, others are being averted through costly settlement agreements at the expense of the contractors. Read on to discover which projects are experiencing defects, the myriad of issues involved, and how owners are fighting back through litigation to combat rising repair costs.