CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION
As the economy recovers, the pace of new construction projects continues to increase. The owners of these new projects are demanding cutting edge design and new and more complex building methods and materials. As a result, owners, contractors, and the financial institutions that insure them, continue to face claims of defects in design or construction. Scrudder Bass attorneys have years of experience successfully defending and prosecuting construction design and building defect claims. Our attorneys understand construction technology and engineering, and are intimately familiar with the experts that can best explain construction issues to a jury.
Our construction defect team is also experienced in the insurance coverage issues that inevitably arise as a result of construction defect claims. Owners, contractors, and insurers rely on our attorneys to provide analysis of insurers obligations pursuant to a wide range of insurance policies including wrap policies, OCIP’s, and CCIP’s. Of course our attorneys are prepared to litigate these coverage issues if necessary.