Texas: Contractors Shielded from Design Defect Liability
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Since the Texas Supreme Court’s 2012 decision in El Paso Field Services, L.P. v. MasTec North America, contractors may be held liable for design defects even if the designs, plans, or specifications were provided by the owner or the owner’s design professional. Texas lawmakers are trying to change this outcome. Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and Representative Jeff Leach (R-Plano) have introduced companion legislation for Texas’s 87th legislative session, intended to bring Texas back in line with the vast majority of jurisdictions on the issue of ...
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