A Change to § 541.051 is Blowing in the Wind The Statute of Limitations for injuries to property during construction in § 541.051 is in the process of being amended. The bill, HF2743, recently passed the Senate unanimously and...
A Breakthrough for Construction Defect Law Reform in Colorado Takes Effect on September 1, 2017. At the outset of 2017, Colorado’s current construction defect laws were widely perceived to have increased costs related to construction defects litigation and the...
Following an underlying construction trial that resulted in a verdict against the general contractor, the general contractor then executed two Miller-Shugart agreements totaling five million dollars. McCollum Crowley attorneys Robert L. McCollum and Cheryl Hood Langel brought a summary-judgment...
In recent years, real estate developers have significantly limited the construction of new condominium and townhome projects in Minnesota. One reason cited was the perception that homeowner controlled boards of directors of such developments could easily commence costly construction...
On May 27, 2016, McCollum Crowley attorneys Rob Moschet and Cheryl Hood Langel obtained a summary judgment dismissing all claims against the firm’s client, a general contractor sued by a homeowner’s association for damages due to claimed construction defects....
In a brief opinion, the Supreme Court of Minnesota recently clarified the limitations period that applies to construction defect actions. View the 328 Barry Ave LLC v. Nolan Properties attachment here to read more.
Wisconsin Supreme Court finds coverage for gas explosion damage & injury under Contractor’s Pollution Liability (CPL) Policy. The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently held that property damage and bodily injury caused by a gas leak and subsequent explosion triggered coverage...
Minnesota legislation that took effect August 1 seems to have been intended to curtail contractors’ ability to shift their risk of loss for defective construction. But late amendments to the legislation, including an undefined term “project-specific insurance,” leave uncertain...
