The Defense Research Institute Magazine (DRI)
Authors: Jeff Goodman and Kevin Rutan
February 2016
The Economic-Loss Doctrine and What Turbines, Rings, Windows, Walls, and Lawn Mowers have in Common
Tort and contract law are the two separate and distinct theories of recovery in civil cases. Duties under tort law are created by law. In construction-defect cases, many of the duties owed by the various parties—a property owner, a contractor, product manufacturers, and suppliers, among others—are often created by contracts with mutually agreed-to terms…