In product defect class actions filed in federal court, plaintiffs often allege that the presence of a defect reduces a product's value and causes economic injury. In response, defendants and some ...

In the construction industry, it is not uncommon for a contractor to be named in a lawsuit due to hidden (latent) defects in its work that injure a third party long after the work has been completed ...

Ask an owner, a contractor and an architect to define "consequential damages" and you'll probably get three different answers. Nearly two centuries after Hadley v. Baxendale, 9 Exch. 341, 156 Eng. Rep ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether a contractor bears the risk of future injuries regarding hidden (latent) defects in its work if an owner is also aware of a defect but chooses not to ...