Construction manager vicariously liable for scaffolding injury
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The details of the legal case, Walls vs. Turner Construction Company, are presented. Timothy Walls, a construction worker with Jordan Construction, sustained injuries while trying to construct a scaffold. Turner Construction Company, for a construction project at the McKenna Elementary School, contracted Jordan Construction.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2005
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Design/build exposure: 'implied' duties
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A legal case relating to liability of engineers for breaching 'implied' duties during a preproposal process in the case of a design/build approach, is presented. The legal case referred to is, Metropolitan Steel Industries, Inc. v. Perini Corp.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2005
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Court decisions
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The details of three cases and their court decisions that are related to construction industry of the United States are presented.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2005
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