/ 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 The owner of a 30,000 s.f. building, in operation as a motel franchise, filed a claim with his insurance carrier alleging significant damage due to a recent wind event. Specifically, he claimed the 1995-built structure’s wood framing had been compromised. The insurance company called upon the forensic engineering team at Guardian & YA Group to investigate...

/ 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...