Trinity Lutheran Church v. Dorschner Excavating, Inc.

¶ 1. Oudenhoven Construction, Inc. (OCI), a company hired by Trinity Lutheran Church to coordinate the construction of an addition to Trinity's church building, appeals a judgment awarding damages to Trinity for a mishap that occurred during the construction project. OCI argues that the economic loss doctrine bars the negligence claims asserted against it by Trinity and by Dorschner Excavating, Inc., a company separately hired by Trinity to perform excavation work for the project. OCI also argues that expert testimony was necessary to establish whether OCI's conduct was negligent and caused…