School Board of Broward County v. Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville

In this case, the school board contracted with an architectural firm (“the architect”) to perform design services for the renovation of a high school. After construction was completed, the school board sued the architect, contending that numerous “change order items” (“COIs”) were a breach of the contract to provide design services. The COIs were generated due to changes in the initial design plans to meet building code requirements after construction commenced. A jury determined that the architect did not breach the standard of care as to COI 51, the most expensive COI litigated. As to other…