Posted: April 13th, 2023
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT 5 essay
Construction Management
Assignment 5
Suggested format: Times New Roman 12 points, single spaced, 1” margin all around, APA style
for references
Note: All assignments will be checked for plagiarism using SafeAssign. The similarity index
should not be greater than 35% on the report. You should always provide references at the
end.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After successfully completing this assignment, students will be able to:
Understand and explain situations that trigger claims/disputes
Explain approaches to dispute resolution
Q1. Present the findings of a recent construction related court decision.
Include the following elements in your document (Write in your own
words after reading the case): 100 Points
a. Summarize the facts of the case
b. Explain the arguments of the plaintiff
c. Explain the arguments of the defendant
d. Summarize the decision made by the court
e. Will the decision be appealed?
f. Debate, summarize the issues and discuss what actions might have occurred that
would have prevented the court action.
Resources: You can use any resources available to find the cases. There are plenty
of them available online. A few helpful resources are as follows:
1. 2. US Supreme Court Center,
https://law.justia.com/lawsearch?query=CONSTRUCTION%20CASE
2. The website will provide you summary of cases. You can copy the case name
and search online to get further case information online.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/summary/search/?court=&docket=&topic=cs_14&part
y=&industry=&pubDate=&startDate=&endDate=&search=Search&dateFormat=y
yyyMMdd
3. Engineering News Record regularly reviews recent engineering and construction
court decisions.