Construction insurance – expensive because it is incomprehensible
Additional insured status useless due to anti-indemnity laws MAXIM CRANE WORKS, LP v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Dist. Court, SD Texas 2019 FACTS Crane lessor Maxim leased its crane ‘as is’ to Berkel on a Skanska job. Maxim became additional insured on Berkel’s Zurich general liability policy. Berkel, a Skanska subcontractor was enrolled in the… Read More »Construction insurance – expensive because it is incomprehensible
Construction Equipment Lessor Gets Out of Injury Suit This Time
Massachusetts judges have twice recently considered the liability of a construction equipment renter to a person injured while using the equipment and the cases reach different results. The most recent case let the lessor out directly. As reported here the lessor of a construction lift had to share liability for its users’ actions in a… Read More »Construction Equipment Lessor Gets Out of Injury Suit This Time
Condo Developer’s Wish Did Not Become Septic Designer’s Guarantee
A condominium developer sued the designer of its septic system because initial cost estimates were far too low. When the system designer thought the DEP would accept a system under Title V, the developer got a quote of $300,000 to build the system as designed. The DEP however, insisted that the project owner submit a… Read More »Condo Developer’s Wish Did Not Become Septic Designer’s Guarantee
Condo developer not shielded from suit by hurdles written into bylaws
Condo developers in Cambridge tried to cut back the big risk of lawsuits coming back against them from the Condominium Unit Owner’s Association by putting into the Condo docs hurdles for bringing suit. In the case Trustees of the Cambridge Point Condominium Trust v Cambridge Point LLC (SJC 2018), the bylaws of a 42 unit… Read More »Condo developer not shielded from suit by hurdles written into bylaws
May 27, 2014 Boston Society of Architects // BIM Roundtable featured a talk by Construction Management project teams from Skanska and Consigli who implemented a modularized MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) system on a biopharma project for Novartis in Cambridge. The system, ringing each floor supplied utilities in predetermined pathways. The HVAC ductwork, plumbing pipe… Read More »Collaborating on Prefab MEP’s for Biopharma
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