Hunt Construction Group, Inc. v. Brennan Beer Gorman/Architects, P.C.

Plaintiff general contractor brought claims of negligence and negligent misrepresentation against Defendant design professionals, over allegedly late and erroneous delivery of professional services as part of the construction of a resort. Each party had a contract with the resort’s owner, but the parties had no contract with each other. The District Court (Murtha, Judge) dismissed the suit under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), holding that the claims were barred by Vermont’s economic loss doctrine. Plaintiff alleges that the District Court erred in dismissing its claims because (1) its claims fall…