by Andrew McGregor | General
The Toronto lawyer handling the class action lawsuit against ThyssenKrupp Elevator regarding a certain product known as sheave jammers, announced on their website yesterday that a tentative settlement has been reached. All owners of elevators with the affected...
by Andrew McGregor | General
There’s a very interesting article in this month’s edition of Elevator World from an American lawyer arguing how OHSA’s attempt to exert jurisdiction on elevator machine guarding is misguided and absurd – comparing it to The Trial by...
by Andrew McGregor | Case Studies
The firm was asked to perform a common task, reviewing a set of elevator shop drawings. The building developer and structural engineer involved in the project were concerned that the support spacing required by the elevator contractor was much more extensive than...
by Andrew McGregor | Case Studies
Architects often estimate the number of elevators needed in a new building using an imprecise rule-of-thumb, or base the estimate on similar, but not identical, existing projects. In some cases, architects seek out the advice of elevator manufacturers, who often...
by Andrew McGregor | Case Studies
RiA was tasked with investigating an elevator in a large portfolio for a building owner that had been served with a hefty liability case. The claimant stated that they tripped and fell while exiting an elevator and were seeking damages. Our client did not have records...
