/ ABOUT THE CLAIM A prominent surety reached out with an unfortunate situation on its hands. Their principal had fallen way behind on a bonded project: the complete upgrade and installation of a school-wide fire suppression system. The surety’s claims department sensed an imminent termination by the obligee and subsequent bankruptcy declaration by their principal. ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION Upon immediately...

/ ABOUT THE CASE, CLAIM, OR ISSUE When a hotel filed a standard-of-care lawsuit against its architect, the law firm representing the architect’s insurance carrier called upon YA/Guardian’s forensic engineers to investigate. While the lawsuit alleged many defects and issues, the largest and most consequential claim involved the structure’s edifice. The hotel owner claimed the precast concrete building was supposed...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM Recently, Guardian and YA forensic engineers were called upon to investigate a property claim at a commercial facility. With moisture intruding to the interiors and causing damage to ceiling tiles, walls and other interior finishes, the owners of the business alleged wind damage to the building’s roof. The subject property is a 2-story, 40,000 sf, 1940-built...