/ ABOUT THE CLAIM Guardian and YA Group’s surety consultants were recently called upon by a longstanding client. The surety’s claim manager wanted our team’s engineers to help them ascertain status on one of their bonded principal’s general construction projects. The project was a small municipal building located in the Pacific Northwest. The principal had chosen to self-perform the concrete...

/ ABOUT THE CASE The General Contractor responsible for a development of 200+ townhome-style condominium complex was being sued by the HOA. In the wake of a storm that included massive rainfall, the first floors and garages of almost all the units experienced widespread water intrusion. Claimed damages exceeded $4MM. ABOUT THE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION The law firm for the general’s...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM, CASE, OR ISSUE Guardian Group, Inc.’s Construction Defect Group was recently called in to consult on a purported construction defect case in the Southeast. The insurance carrier and their legal team sought forensic support in defending their general contractor client. The owner/developer was suing him for 2 million dollars in estimated repair costs, plus lost revenue...