ABOUT THESE TYPES OF CASES: When most of us hear about slip and fall lawsuits, thoughts often turn to late-night television commercials for ambulance-chasing personal injury attorneys or, perhaps, to fictional lawyers such as Jimmy McGill from AMC’s “Better Call Saul” whose amoral stunts had once earned him the nickname “Slippin’ Jimmy.” But people do indeed slip and fall, and...

ABOUT THE CLAIM: Recently, Guardian’s construction defect experts were called in to consult on a case regarding widespread water leaks emanating from the ceiling at an automobile dealership. Plaintiffs alleged the general contractor, as well as multiple subcontractors, contributed to this defect. Guardian was engaged on behalf of the rebar subcontractor. ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION: Guardian’s experts were immediately dispatched to...

ABOUT THE CLAIM: Recently, Guardian Group’s Construction Defect Group was asked to defend a General Contractor who was being sued for several million dollars over allegedly defective flooring. The giant manufacturing facility the construction company had built was also intended to house hundreds of administrative offices, but the rubberized flooring utilized had reportedly begun to buckle, blister, and peel up...