By Mark Jackson, JCJ Insurance Construction Administration (CA) Services helps bridge the gap between design and construction. Being involved during the construction phase provides the best opportunity to notice when the project fails to conform to the design...
By: James W. Walker, Esq. No design professional is perfect all the time and no set of construction documents is 100% “complete.” Often omitted items are caught and corrected before any harm occurs. Sometimes omissions from construction documents do cause the...
A look at the new normal in construction disputes. By Kenneth Quigley, Stephanie Chesney, and Jessica Skarin Construction is booming in major urban centers and fast-growing suburban corridors nationwide—and with it, a once-rare category of claims is rapidly on...
By Erin Johnson, JCJ Insurance Agency Design professionals are expected to perform their services consistent with the standard of care for their profession. What is the standard of care? When a negligence claim is made against a design professional, this is a...
By Mark Jackson, JCJ Insurance Design professionals are essential to a project even after the design is complete, permits are issued, and a General Contractor is selected. The construction phase is a critical time of a project and a design professional’s involvement...
By Mark Jackson We typically see contract negotiations focus on legal protections such as indemnification, waivers and releases. While these are important aspects of a contract, they may actually be secondary to something that should come far more naturally to design...
