ABOUT THE CLAIM Recently, Guardian Group’s Construction Defect Group was called in by one of the nation’s leading construction defect defense firms on behalf of a major carrier. The construction project was a multi-building apartment complex located in one of Florida’s most desirable oceanfront communities. The buildings had been completed and provided certificates of occupancy two years prior, but the...

With crane malfunctions and collapses becoming all-too common on construction sites these days, we don't intend to make light of such disasters. Fortunately for all parties concerned, in this month's highlighted case study, there were no fatalities nor even any injuries. But the cost to a construction project can be, as you well know, enormous and financially devastating all the...