Construction Litigation

Property owners invest considerable resources in remodeling and construction projects. Therefore, financial damages can be substantial when things go wrong with a job. Denying final payment to a contractor might not solve the problem if the contractor retaliates with...

The complex nature of many construction disputes in Missouri means that many issues can be costly to resolve and stretch out over a long period of time. Indeed, the average construction dispute across the country can take around 14 months to reach a resolution. Two of...

A Missouri builder could be liable for various types of construction defects. For example, a company may be held responsible for an issue with the design of a home, how it was put together or for lack of oversight while construction occurred. Liability issues can also...

A construction dispute can cost both a contractor and a client time and money. Contractors may also worry that handling a dispute improperly could result in a strained relationship with the client. To reduce the odds of a dispute occurring, it is important to make the...

After the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri filed a lawsuit against a Poplar Bluff contractor, the contractor has filed a motion requesting that the court compels the city to go to arbitration and to dismiss the lawsuit. The contractor also filed a countersuit for up...

Lean construction is considered to be a combination of operational research and practical development utilized in the design and construction of commercial and other types of construction. The lean construction process is designed to provide a system for all aspects...

Traditional construction concepts and practices have resulted in many projects ending up off the rails. By that it is meant that many residential, commercial, and industrial construction projects end up being completed beyond the contractual deadline and with...

When a problem emerges during or after a construction project in Missouri, the owner, contractor and architect often point fingers at each other when liability needs to be determined. Architects include language in their contracts meant to protect them from liability...

A big redevelopment project at the Aspen Club was meant to service tourists in Colorado, but financial trouble has prompted multiple contractors and the lender to foreclose on the property. FirstBank, which lent the club's owner $45 million, filed the first...

Contracts developed by the American Institute of Architects often serves as a foundation for agreements between parties on a construction project in Missouri. Every 10 years, the organization revises documents, and it has added language to documents A101, B101 and...