Items Tagged with 'liability'

Commercial roof failures — especially leaks — can often be traced back to installation errors, and open liability concerns for contractors. Check out these best practices for commercial roofing installations. 

Measuring and limiting your liability as a roofing contractor is paramount to overall business success, as are understanding your obligations before and after the warranty period.

Roofing contractors face high risks; Dennis Verheijde of Affordable Contractors Insurance offers an uncomplicated breakdown of the types of policies you need to keep your finances in check and remain compliant with the law.

In this brief video, RC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney warns that a common problem roofing contractors can often overlook is proper drainage on the roofs they replace. Here’s how to limit your liability.

A Texas jury awarded an Austin family $3.1 million after finding a residential homebuilder, roofing contractor, and HVAC contractor negligent in constructing a house that led to toxic mold growth due to poor design and construction.

Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, provides what contractors should research when it comes to determining whether they’re still open to claims following a job.

Massive storms continue to batter Gulf Coast states, complicating pandemic-related issues like liability and supply chains for roofing contractors, says Cotney Construction Law.

Beyond acting reasonably to keep workers and consumers safe, companies can protect themselves though contractual measures.