Legal Opinion
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. v. Rummel Klepper & Kahl, LLP
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 28, 2016No. 0496/14PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeahy, J.
In this appeal we consider whether the economic loss doctrine applies to shield an engineering firm from tort claims brought by a contractor seeking damages for economic losses suffered in consequence of relying on the firm’s allegedly defective designs and projections. Our holding is framed by the fact that, while the engineering firm and the contractor each had separate contracts with the government to perform work on the same design-bid-build construction project, there was no contract between the parties.
The City of Baltimore entered into a contract with Rummel Klepper & Kahl, LLP (“RK &…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Jacques v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
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