Proposed Changes To Florida’s Statutes Of Limitations And Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation

A new bill has been proposed in the Florida Legislature that would amend the statutes of limitations and repose greatly impacting construction defect litigation.

The original bill proposed to rewrite Fla. Stat. 95.11(3)(c) by completely eliminating the ten-year statute of repose for latent defects, instead requiring all actions founded on the design, planning, or construction of an improvement to real property to be filed within four years. The proposed four-year time period would begin from […]

By | January 10th, 2022 ||

Current And Future Trends For Development, Permitting, And Construction During And After The Pandemic

Allen Matkins recently held its 14th Annual View From the Top. Allen Matkins partner Mark Hartney moderated a discussion on current and future trends for development, permitting, and construction, with a special focus on how the pandemic has affected and will continue to affect these areas. Panelists Aaron Fenton, Vice President, Development, San Francisco, Boston Properties; Matt Field, President, TMG Partners; Christopher Meany, Partner, Wilson Meany; and Jesse Blout, Founding Partner, Strada Investment Group shared […]

By | December 21st, 2021 ||

Risk Management Tips: Evaluating Delay Claims in the COVID-19 ERA

As we enter into the second year of the global pandemic, architects should take steps to prepare for the likelihood of COVID-19 related delay claims as contractors seek additional compensation and time extensions in response to what they believe are COVID-19 related impacts. This article discusses a few key issues for architects to consider when asked to review a delay notice or change order request from a contractor in the COVID-19 era.

Is the global […]

By | April 30th, 2021 ||