In the first known court decision, ...

In the first known court decision, a federal tribunal allows statute to move from the date of substantial completion

Should a "boilerplate" clause in the standard AIA owner-architect contract that make an incision ins off an owner's fight to bring suit be enforced? In the first known court decision in succession this question, a federal court of appeals has decided that it should.

The clause in question has been in the AIA contract form since 1987 It provides, in substance, that the statute of limitations of a state (in this case the three years prescribed in Maryland) shall begin onward the ...