Recently, Guardian Group's Property & Casualty experts were called to investigate a residential claim that included cracks throughout the house and a reported unlevel foundation. The carrier also asked our construction and engineering expert to ensure that a prior plumbing leak hadn't compromised the slab. Upon dispatching to the scene, the homeowner explained recent events and historical observations. Concerned that the...

Moisture intrusion represents one of the most common construction defect issues. That being the case, Guardian Group's Construction Defect Group has certainly seen its fair share of leaky roofs, curtain walls and podium decks in our nearly 30 years' construction and engineering claims experience. On one recent claim the volume of rainwater entering the subject building was less like a leaky faucet and...

A Midwest county park beautification project that featured a massive concrete pathway was stopped in its tracks when the obligee terminated the contractor for failure to prosecute work. With a fast-approaching project completion date - the construction schedule had been reverse-engineered for the start of the summer season, an outdoor concert series for which the concrete pathway provided proper access,...