Construction Defect Litigation from the Plaintiff Perspective is a series of case studies in successful planning, analysis and execution of expert work on behalf of plaintiff real property owners. Construction defect litigation can be expensive, confusing and long lasting, but it doesn’t have to be. Through this presentation, PFCS will break down the process from the expert witness point of view, and provide approaches and alternatives that add value to property owners involved in construction defect litigation.
This program will walk you through the process, standards and reasoning for inspection, analysis, testing, reporting, specifying repairs and estimating costs of the repair work. The main topics discussed by experts Pete Fowler & Paul Viau include the beginning of the process, inspection & evaluation, analysis & estimate, testing and reports & possible further work. Attorneys that take this course will learn about building performance analysis standards, the various strategies for approaching construction defect cases from the plaintiff’s perspective, the beginning-to-end process for handling construction defect litigation, real-life case studies applying various approaches to construction defect litigation matters and examples of good work.
Pete Fowler is the founder of a construction consultancy serving the Western U.S from California, Oregon and Colorado offices. Pete has experience with successful expert witness testimony, including Federal Court. Paul Viau specializes in the utilization of advanced alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs to achieve timely and cost effective resolution of complex construction claims. A licensed attorney in California, Jason Castillo actively participated in this course.