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...

When Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was called to the Southwest site of a recently completed subdivision, our experts expected to find, based upon a $5MM lawsuit, a project riddled with construction defects. Our carrier client and its counsel sought Guardian Groups' assistance to defend both the general contractor and the developer against the Homeowner Association (HOA), both covered under a...

  Recently, Guardian Group, Inc.'s Construction Defect Group was brought into a case between a General Contractor (GC) and the building's owner. The first of two dozen buildings had gone up at this Northern California office campus, with this one being approximately 30,000 square feet, and already occupied. Unfortunately, water and water damage were evident throughout the interior spaces upon...