Practical, substantive articles on forensic investigation, expert witness practice, construction management and the state-specific law that shapes both — written by PCC's own team.
Whether a construction expert is retained to testify or only to consult changes what opposing counsel can discover about their work, sometimes significantly. The distinction is a strategic decision made at the outset of an engagement, not a formality.
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A finding is only as strong as the method behind it. ASTM standards give forensic construction investigations a repeatable, industry-recognized basis, the same foundation that holds up when a report is challenged.
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A delay claim without Critical Path Method scheduling behind it is an assertion, not evidence. What CPM scheduling actually does and why AACE International's forensic schedule analysis framework is what courts and experts rely on to evaluate it.
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Florida's condo safety laws kept moving in 2026: the SIRS deadline shifted, reserve waivers for structural components ended and insurers started tying coverage directly to compliance. What changed and what it means for boards, owners and buyers.
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A construction expert's conflicts run through prior project involvement, financial relationships and professional history — not just a standard attorney-conflicts database. Here's what actually gets checked, and why it belongs before any case facts are shared.
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A damages figure built from invoices alone is a record of what happened. The harder, more defensible question is what should have happened under the contract and code — and where the two diverge.
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A forensic report is what a deposition actually gets fought over. Five things worth checking before the expert takes the stand — not whether the conclusions are right, but whether the report can withstand question-by-question pressure.
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Not the GC, not the architect, not the property manager. What the owner's representative role actually covers on a rebuild, and why singular loyalty to the owner is the real value of the role.
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A settlement answers the legal question. It doesn't answer whether the repair work is actually done correctly. What post-settlement oversight covers, from mold clearance testing to leak-path verification to California's balcony-inspection law.
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In California, whether a defect is patent or latent determines which statute of limitations applies — four years or ten. Why the classification question belongs at the very start of a case, not somewhere in the middle of it.
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New York's Scaffold Law imposes strict liability for gravity-related site injuries — different from the fault-based standards under Labor Law §241(6) and §200 it's often pleaded alongside. What the statute requires, and why the distinction changes case strategy.
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FISP, still widely known as Local Law 11, requires NYC buildings over six stories to have facades inspected every five years. What Cycle 10 requires, how sub-cycles work, and why the inspection history matters in a facade-related dispute.
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Before a California construction defect matter goes anywhere, five things need to be nailed down — patent vs. latent classification, which limitations period applies, Right to Repair Act status, licensing, and the pre-litigation notice clock.
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