Legal Opinion

W. C. English, Inc. v. Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 14, 2019No. 18-1529PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

The Virginia Department of Transportation awarded W.C. English, Inc., the contract to construct a bridge over Interstate 81 near Lexington, Virginia. English in turn retained Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP ("RK&K") to provide "quality assurance" services and CDM Smith, Inc., to provide "quality control" services.

During the construction of the bridge, after much of the bridge's concrete deck had been poured, it was discovered that there was an incorrect depth of concrete over the deck's rebars, which resulted from the rebars' improper placement. Because the deficiency…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. World-Wide Rights Limited Partnership v. Combe Incorporated Combe Puerto Rico, Incorporated, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  3. American Fidelity and Casualty Company, Inc. v. The London and Edinburgh Insurance Company, Limited, and the Dominion Insurance Company, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
  4. Condominium Services, Inc. v. FOASupreme Court of Virginia · 2011
  5. Wallenius Bremen G. M. B. H., Owner of the M/v Martha v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969

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