Saiia Construction, LLC v. Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Blackwell, Judge.

Saiia Construction, LLC settled a claim arising from its alleged failure to properly construct a retaining wall, and Saiia sued Terra-con Consultants, Inc., a firm that advised Saiia in connection with the construction of the wall, for contractual indemnification, common-law indemnification, and contribution. Relying on our decision in Jordan Jones & Goulding v. Newell Recycling of Atlanta, 299 Ga. App. 294 (682 SE2d 666) (2009)—in which we held that, even when a written contract governs a professional relationship, any claims sounding in professional malpractice are subject…