BERT HOWE
    • Nationwide: (800) 482-1822    
    Medical building expert witness Springfield Louisiana retail construction expert witness Springfield Louisiana hospital construction expert witness Springfield Louisiana low-income housing expert witness Springfield Louisiana condominiums expert witness Springfield Louisiana institutional building expert witness Springfield Louisiana townhome construction expert witness Springfield Louisiana industrial building expert witness Springfield Louisiana housing expert witness Springfield Louisiana custom homes expert witness Springfield Louisiana office building expert witness Springfield Louisiana landscaping construction expert witness Springfield Louisiana parking structure expert witness Springfield Louisiana high-rise construction expert witness Springfield Louisiana structural steel construction expert witness Springfield Louisiana tract home expert witness Springfield Louisiana mid-rise construction expert witness Springfield Louisiana Subterranean parking expert witness Springfield Louisiana multi family housing expert witness Springfield Louisiana production housing expert witness Springfield Louisiana custom home expert witness Springfield Louisiana concrete tilt-up expert witness Springfield Louisiana
    Request CV
    Arrange No Cost Consultation
    Construction Expert Witness Builders Information
    Springfield, Louisiana

    Louisiana Builders Right To Repair Current Law Summary:

    Current Law Summary: (HB 401; Acts 1993, No 841) The New Home and Warranty Act was amended to include a Notice and Opportunity to repair provision which requires homeowners to inform builders of alleged defects and give them an opportunity to make any necessary repairs. The Act contains 19 warranty exclusions including soil movement, normal wear and tear, mold and mold damage. The law also extended warranty coverage for foundations and structural components (5years), plumbing and electrical systems (2 years) and cosmetic (1 year).

    Construction Expert Witness Contractors Licensing
    Guidelines Springfield Louisiana

    Commercial and Residential contractors licensure is required. Separate licensure is required for plumbing, and asbestos abatement trades.

    Construction Expert Witness Contractors Building Industry
    Association Directory
    Capital Region Builders Association
    Local # 1924
    10518 Kentshire Ct
    Baton Rouge, LA 70810
    http://www.capitalregionba.com

    Home Builders Association of St Tammany
    Local # 1964
    28603 Krentel Rd
    Lacombe, LA 70445
    http://www.sthba.org

    Home Builders Association of Louisiana Inc
    Local # 1900
    660 Laurel St Ste A
    Baton Rouge, LA 70802
    http://www.lhba.org

    Tangipahoa Home Builders Association
    Local # 1915
    PO Box 1338
    Hammond, LA 70404
    http://www.tangihomebuilders.com

    Acadian Home Builders Association
    Local # 1936
    PO Box 60486
    Lafayette, LA 70596
    http://www.ahbaonline.com

    St Landry Home Builders Association
    Local # 1981
    PO Box 1998
    Opelousas, LA 70571


    Home Builders Association of SW Louisiana
    Local # 1948
    4560 Lake St
    Lake Charles, LA 70605
    http://www.hbaswla.org

    Construction Expert Witness News and Information
    For Springfield Louisiana

    Georgia Court of Appeals Holds That Insurer Must Defend Oil Company Against Entire Lawsuit

    Federal Judge Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium Nationwide

    The Architects Who Dream of a New Stone Age

    Coverage Denied for Insured's Defective Product

    Spearin Doctrine 100 Years Old and Still Thriving in the Design-Build Delivery World

    No Damages for Delay May Not Be Enforceable in Virginia

    Hawaii Court of Appeals Remands Bad Faith Claim Against Title Insurer

    A Matter Judged: Subrogating Insurers Should Beware of Prior Suits Involving the Insured

    Professional Liability and Attorney-Client Privilege Bulletin: Intra-Law Firm Communications

    Who, Me?

    Addressing Safety on the Construction Site

    Assignment of Construction Defect Claims Not Covered

    No Global MDL for COVID Business Interruption Claims, but Panel Will Consider Separate Consolidated Proceedings for Lloyds, Cincinnati, Hartford, Society

    California’s Skilled and Trained Workforce Requirements: Public Works and AB 3018, What You Need to Know

    GRSM New York Founding Partner Mercedes Colwin Honored with 2025 Excellence in Diversity Award by PLUS Foundation

    Mobile Home Owners Not a Class in Drainage Lawsuit

    Texas Voids Out-of-State Forum and Choice of Law Clauses in Construction Contracts

    My Construction Law Wish List

    Bremer Whyte Congratulates Nicole Nuzzo on OCBA Professionalism and Ethics Committee Appointment

    Wisconsin Court Enforces Breach of Contract Exclusion in E&O Policy

    Sureties do not Issue Bonds Risk-Free to the Bond-Principal

    Arbitration Denied: Third Appellate District Holds Arbitration Clause Procedurally and Substantively Unconscionable

    Texas Jury Awards $5.3 Million to Company Defamed by Union: Could it work in Pennsylvania?

    Third Circuit Affirms Use of Eminent Domain by Natural Gas Pipeline

    THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT THE RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT (SB800) IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECT CLAIMS NOT INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURIES WHETHER OR NOT THE UNDERLYING DEFECTS GAVE RISE TO ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE in McMillin Albany LL

    Mediation Clause Can Stay a Miller Act Claim, Just Not Forever

    Litigation Roundup: “You Can’t Make Me Pay!”

    New York’s Highest Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling That Imposed Erroneous Timeliness Requirement For Disclaimers of Coverage

    Appraisal Appropriate Despite Pending Coverage Issues

    Faulty Workmanship Causing Damage to Other Property Covered as Construction Defect

    Arbitration and Mediation: What’s the Difference? What to Expect.

    Construction News Roundup

    Corps Spells Out Billions in Infrastructure Act Allocations

    AIA Waivers Under Fire: Why Post-Completion Losses May Still Be Actionable

    SB 939 Proposes Moratorium On Unlawful Detainer Actions For Commercial Tenants And Allows Tenants Who Can't Renegotiate Their Lease In Good Faith To Terminate Their Lease Without Liability

    Claims for Breach of Express Indemnity Clauses Subject to 10-Year Statute of Limitations

    Fifth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Award to Insurer on Hurricane Damage Claim

    Insurer’s Confession Of Judgment Through Post-Lawsuit Payment

    WARN Act Exceptions in Response to COVID-19

    California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting

    First Look at Long List of AEC Firms Receiving PPP Loans

    A Contract Is a Contract: Releases and Change Orders / Bilateral Modifications Are Construed as Contracts

    Who Is To Blame For Defective — And Still LEED Certified — Courthouse Square?

    Drop in Civil Trials May Cause Problems for Construction Defect Cases

    Making the Case for Standing Construction Mediators on Every Complex Construction Project

    Dallas Home Being Built of Shipping Containers

    Between Scylla and Charybids: The Mediation Privilege and Legal Malpractice Claims

    JD Supra’s 2017 Reader’s Choice Awards

    Client Alert: Restaurant Owed Duty of Care to Driver Killed by Third-Party on Street Adjacent to Restaurant Parking Lot

    Sometimes a Reminder is in Order. . .
    Corporate Profile

    SPRINGFIELD LOUISIANA CONSTRUCTION EXPERT WITNESS
    DIRECTORY AND CAPABILITIES

    With over 4500 construction related expert witness designations, the Springfield, Louisiana Construction Expert Directory offers a wide range of trial support and construction consulting services to lawyers and construction practice groups concerned with construction defect and claims litigation. BHA provides building related consulting and expert witness support services to the nation's leading construction practice groups, Fortune 500 builders, general liability carriers, owners, as well as a variety of public entities. In connection with in house assets comprising building envelope and design experts, forensic engineers, forensic architects, and construction cost and scheduling consultants, the organization brings national experience and local capabilities to Springfield and the surrounding areas.

    Springfield Louisiana architectural expert witnessSpringfield Louisiana expert witness windowsSpringfield Louisiana multi family design expert witnessSpringfield Louisiana consulting engineersSpringfield Louisiana construction scheduling and change order evaluation expert witnessSpringfield Louisiana fenestration expert witnessSpringfield Louisiana slope failure expert witness
    Construction Expert Witness News & Info
    Springfield, Louisiana

    A Million-Dollar Claim. A Decisive Defense Victory.

    November 02, 2026 —
    Partner Daniel Crespo and Associate Soyoun K. McConnell secured summary judgment for their Hotel client in a premises liability action seeking $1 million for injuries allegedly requiring surgery. Through targeted photographic evidence and expert analysis, Mr. Crespo and Ms. McConnell successfully persuaded the court that the curb at issue was ordinary, plainly visible, and presented no actionable dangerous condition. They convincingly countered the plaintiff’s expert’s contention that yellow warning paint was required. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP

    21 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers® for 2027

    October 12, 2026 —
    PHOENIX – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm’s attorneys, located across eight offices, have been named 2027 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®. In conjunction with selection to the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® guide, the “Lawyer of the Year” recognition is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized for each practice area and location. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Snell & Wilmer

    The Race to Reengineer Cybersecurity

    October 06, 2026 —
    It took six days for Colonial Pipeline Co.'s 5,500-plus miles of connected refined petroleum supply infrastructure from Houston to New York City, to come back on line after a May 7, 2021 ransomware cyberattack forced the company to shut down operations and pay $4.4 million for restoration. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Emell D. Adolphus, Engineering News-Record
    Mr. Adolphus may be contacted at adolphuse@enr.com

    Data Center Construction: Contractors Must Step Up

    May 26, 2026 —
    I attended the Datacenter Forum 2026 in Helsinki last week. Over 400 people packed the room. Walking out, I had one overriding thought: Is construction operating in a different century from the technology it is being asked to house? Is Our Industry on Par? Ciarán Forde, Senior Vice President at CTS Nordics, opened the forum with a statement that set the tone for everything that followed: data centers are no longer just a technical challenge; they are a national strategy. Before AI, Ciarán had worked in telecoms, where data centers were already complex. But now, he said flatly, everything has changed, and the industry must rethink everything. The numbers behind the claim are staggering. Current AI data center racks run at 40 to 100 kW. In three years, 800 kW per rack is on the roadmap. And the development cycle for a new chip is roughly one year, which means deployments begin aging out almost as soon as they are commissioned. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Aarni Heiskanen, AEC Business
    Mr. Heiskanen may be contacted at aec-business@aepartners.fi

    How Engineers Will Determine Why NYC's Pfizer HQ Conversion Buckled

    July 13, 2026 —
    Construction crews have stabilized the former Pfizer headquarters redevelopment in Midtown Manhattan after two load-bearing structural columns buckled on the 21st floor July 7. The focus has now shifted from emergency response to determining what caused the office-to-residential conversion to suffer a major structural failure. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Bryan Gottlieb, Engineering News-Record
    Mr. Gottlieb may be contacted at gottliebb@enr.com

    GRSM Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027

    August 24, 2026 —
    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is pleased to announce that 183 of its attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2027 Edition, six of whom received “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions. Additionally, 49 GRSM attorneys were recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2027. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on peer-review evaluations. For the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, results were determined using millions of confidential attorney evaluations. Ones to Watch adopts the same peer-review methodology. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

    Insurer Cannot Dispose of Water Leak or Bad Faith Claims on Motion for Summary Judgment

    July 20, 2026 —
    The insurer’s motion for summary judgment seeking to eliminate the insured’s claims for damage from a water leak, bad faith and punitive damages failed. Nargizyan v, State Farm General Ins. Co., 2026 Cal App. LEXIS 302 (Cal. Ct. App. April 15, 2026). The insured noticed tiles on his kitchen floor were warmer than usual. He found water dripping from the top of the crawl space under the house. He noticed water was “dripping in different places” but not pouring like a faucet. “There were too many places to count where water was dripping and there was water all over the place.” Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Tred R. Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
    Mr. Eyerly may be contacted at te@hawaiilawyer.com

    Kahana Feld Announces Key Partner Additions Coast to Coast

    June 22, 2026 —
    IRVINE, CA – June 10, 2026 – Kahana Feld is pleased to announce Yvette Davis, Evan Kalooky, Beth Obra-White, Sean Paden, Michael Parme, Jeffrey Schmid, and Julieanne Yanez have joined the firm as partners. Four of these partners are joining the San Diego office, which further strengthens the firm’s General Liability and Construction Litigation practices and enhances Kahana Feld’s ability to serve clients across a broad range of complex matters in the region. Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Kahana Feld