southern Carolina court says archit...

southern Carolina court says architect must assure that general contractor pays subcontractors

With a certain notable exceptions, design professionals have take pleasure ined insulation from liability when their actions have caused damages to contractors and subcontractors. The courts have rationalized that since there is no contractual relationship between design professionals and contractors, it would be unfair for contractors to claim damages against design professionals because of the lack of foreseeability that the design professional's errors and omissions may damage contractors.