Free 1-Hour Webinar on Thursday, November 19th, 2026 at 10:00am Pacific Time
Introduction
Allocation" is mostly "science," but critical parts include the “art” of applying professional judgment. Construction defect litigation claims come in all possible project types, sizes, and ownership structures. It's rare that construction defect (CD) claims are related to a single party. There are usually multiple parties who share responsibility, and sometimes, there are dozens.
Given how complicated allocation is, it's important to have an engineered process for assigning supportable portions of the cost to repair defects and other damages to each responsible party. This includes making a sensible list of defects ("issues") that can be allocated, assigning values to each issue or category, making a list of all possibly involved parties and understanding their role in the project, and assigning justified portions of responsibility for each issue. A real, professional, supportable allocation has a lot of moving parts. There is lots of math, connected spreadsheets, and professional judgment from expert witnesses and lawyers.
Our panel includes a claims professional, experienced lawyers with understanding of insurance coverage, and building experts who understand defect, analysis, and contractual roles & responsibilities, and a detail-oriented team to transform mountains of data into solutions.
Program Outline
Introduction
Working Backwards
Analyzing Construction Defects
Allocation Matrix
Who - What - Where
Professional Judgement
Making a Case
Conclusion
Learning Objectives
Review the process for assigning supportable portions of the cost to repair defects and other damages to each responsible party.
Define what parts of allocating responsibility are "science" with little room for argument.
Examine what parts of allocating responsibility is more "art," or open to professional judgement.
Show the common documents and spreadsheets seen in allocating responsibility for construction defects.
Explain the math behind arriving at allocation percentages.
Our Panel
George Gehron
Expert
Pete Fowler Construction
Tim Dobrenen
Assistant Vice President - Claims
Hanover Re
Hon. Keri Katz
Mediator / Arbitrator
Signature Resolution
Ivette Kincaid
Partner
Kahana & Feld, LLP
Continuing Education
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