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...

Not long ago, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was called in to investigate reported deficient and defective work at a Southwestern U.S. construction site. The law firm and the client, a leading surety company, asked that we dispatch our technical resources to the site post haste. The subject property is a multi-story addition on the healthcare campus of one of our...

ABOUT THE CLAIM Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was called to a 30,000 sf office complex in Arizona. Complaints were of widespread water intrusion at the building's windows... all of them. ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION Our carrier-client initially called us in to defend the subcontractor's work, but once Guardian's experts completed their investigation, it was obvious that mitigating damages and expediting settlement were...