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Tag: Construction Defect

Third-Party Code Inspector Can Be Liable to Homeowner for Negligence

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction Defect on Oct 31, 2012.

In the case of Baker v. Reese Bros. (decided October 19, 2012), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a decision by the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County to not apply the Economic Loss Doctrine to bar the homeowner’s claim for negligence against a third-party code inspector.

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Insurer Does Not Have A Duty To Defend Contractor Against Faulty Workmanship Claims

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Insurance on Jun 21, 2012.

Does a contractor’s insurance company have a duty to defend the contractor in a lawsuit for faulty workmanship where the contractor has evidence that it did not cause the property damage? A Pennsylvania Court recently held that an insurer had no duty to defend under these facts.

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Pennsylvania Contractor Held Personally Liable for Defective Construction

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction Defect on May 17, 2012.

In a very recent case, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has held that a residential construction contractor who personally guaranteed that defective work would be corrected could be held personally responsible for the cost of repairs required to correct defective construction. The case, Bennett, et al. v. A.P. Masterpiece Homes offers an object lesson to contractors on how not to communicate with their customers.

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