/ ABOUT THE CASE, CLAIM, OR ISSUE Recently, a member of the YA construction defects team was called upon to provide forensic litigation support by one of the firm’s insurance carrier clients. The carrier's insured, an architect, was being sued by the owner of a newly built condominium tower alleging widespread moisture intrusion and related damage. The architect had designed...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM, CASE, OR ISSUE: The developer of a high-rise apartment building had filed suit against its general contractor. In addition to typical construction defect allegations there was widespread noise complaints which had led the developer to believe its contractors had built thin, under-insulated, or otherwise faulty walls. From the day of move-in and onward, tenants complained they...

/ ABOUT THE CASE, CLAIM, OR ISSUE When a hotel filed a standard-of-care lawsuit against its architect, the law firm representing the architect’s insurance carrier called upon YA/Guardian’s forensic engineers to investigate. While the lawsuit alleged many defects and issues, the largest and most consequential claim involved the structure’s edifice. The hotel owner claimed the precast concrete building was supposed...