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Florida Legislature Provides Design Professionals a Limitation of Liability for Claims of Negligence By: Frank J. Hild The Florida Legislature enacted and Florida Governor Rick Scott recently signed into law, effective July 1, 2013, amendments to Florida Statutes Chapter 558, which provide a safe harbor to design professionals for claims of negligence. This safe harbor [...]
By: Gregory S. Martin and Daniel G. Quackenbush, AIA I. INTRODUCTION You represent a client in a dispute where responsibility for delays on a project is at issue. Whether pursuing compensation for those delays (or merely seeking reimbursement of liquidated damages) or defending against such a claim, the immediate question should come to mind, “How [...]
Florida Legislature Provides Design Professionals a Limitation of Liability for Claims of Negligence Florida Statutes §558.0035 – Effective July 1, 2013 The Florida Legislature enacted and Florida Governor Rick Scott recently signed into law amendments to Florida Statutes Chapter 558 which provide a safe harbor to design professionals, in their individual capacity, to claims of [...]