The compass to which contractors a...

The compass to which contractors and others who have no contractual relationship with a design professional are allowed to seek by request a design professional continues to generate diverse court decisions in individual states. The underlying issue, known as the "economic los doctrine," can have important effects for both designers and contractors.
To help parties to a construction contrive understand how this issue is being addressed, the American Bar Associations Litigation Section has published a 287-page review of the situation in each state. The authors note that the