John King successfully settled a multi-million dollar residential construction lawsuit brought by homeowners against the design-build team for a high-end home in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mr. King argued that the economic loss doctrine precluded the homeowners’ direct claim of negligence against our client, the design-builder’s subconsultant architect with whom the plaintiffs did not have a contract.  Plaintiffs contracted with the general contractor who in turn retained the architect’s services to prepare “permit plans” and not a full set of construction documents.  Plaintiffs’ theory of negligence against the architect was the architect failed to prepare a full set of construction documents, but since the architect was only retained to prepare a “builders” set of plans to obtain a permit, Mr. King was successful in negotiating a nuisance settlement with plaintiffs for the cost of preparing a summary judgment motion.

Thompson Becker, LLC provides a wide range of both transactional and litigation services for the construction related professionals and their businesses. We have successfully prosecuted and defended various types of construction related claims. Contact us at (856) 616-8886 to see how we can help you with your construction law needs.

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