--- title: The Most Commonly Claimed Issues in Construction Defect Litigation description: As forensic architects, engineers, and construction consultants CCA regularly investigates construction defect claims and provides litigation support. image: https://www.ccaco.com/hubfs/common-construction-defects.jpg --- [![CCA an Aperture Company](https://www.ccaco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cca.png?width=230&height=95&name=cca.png "CCA an Aperture Company")](http://ccaco.com) [** ](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/commonly-claimed-issues-in-construction-defect-litigation#) CCA Blog ![inner-background.jpg](https://www.ccaco.com/hs-fs/file-2302026155-jpg/2014_Images/banners/inner-background.jpg?width=1300&name=inner-background.jpg "inner-background.jpg") # The Most Commonly Claimed Issues in Construction Defect Litigation [fa icon="calendar"] Jun 20, 2019 8:45:00 AM / by [Clark Griffith, AIA](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/author/clark-griffith-aia) ![construction-hard-hat-plan-1512931](https://www.ccaco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Images/construction-hard-hat-plan-1512931.jpg?width=150&name=construction-hard-hat-plan-1512931.jpg) As forensic architects, engineers, and construction consultants CCA regularly investigates [construction defect](https://www.ccaco.com/forensics/construction-defect) claims and provides litigation support. David M. McLain of Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC recently wrote a very relevant post, *[What are the most commonly claimed issues in construction defect litigation?](http://www.coloradoconstructionlitigation.com/2019/03/what-are-most-commonly-claimed-issues_14.html), *which was based on a prior study regarding the most cited types of construction defect cases. David McLain concluded that the most commonly cited claims fall into three core areas: 1. Civil Issues 2. Building Envelope Issues 3. Roof Issues Continue reading the [full post](http://www.coloradoconstructionlitigation.com/2019/03/what-are-most-commonly-claimed-issues_14.html) to better understand the exact types of claims that fell into each of these three core categories. **To learn more about CCA's expertise in [Construction Defects, click here](https://www.ccaco.com/forensics/construction-defect).**     Topics: [Construction Defect](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/construction-defect) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Clark Griffith, AIA](https://www.ccaco.com/hs-fs/hub/454189/file-2293384610-png/2014_Images/Team_images/Clark.png?width=100&name=Clark.png) #### Written by [Clark Griffith, AIA](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/author/clark-griffith-aia) President, Director of Architectural Services, CCA, LLC [[fa icon="linkedin-square"]](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=27504699) ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Tag - [Construction (56)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/construction) - [Engineering (40)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/engineering) - [Forensics (39)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/forensics) - [News (37)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/news) - [Construction Defect (33)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/construction-defect) - [Insurance (32)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/insurance) - [Catastrophe Response (27)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/catastrophe-response) - [Architecture (25)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/architecture) - [Water Damage (24)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/water-damage) - [Structural Integrity (20)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/structural-integrity) - [Water Intrusion (20)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/water-intrusion) - [Environmental (19)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/environmental) - [Owner's Representative (19)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/owners-representative) - [Project Management (19)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/project-management) - [Trouble Project Turnaround (19)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/trouble-project-turnaround) - [Hurricane Damage (18)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/hurricane-damage) - [Root Cause Analysis (18)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/root-cause-analysis) - [Storm Damage (17)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/storm-damage) - [Litigation Support (16)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/litigation-support) - [Building Envelope (4)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/building-envelope) - [COVID-19 (3)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/covid-19) - [Disaster (3)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/disaster) - [Service-Envi Contamination Investigation&Forensic (3)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/service-envi-contamination-investigationforensic) - [Disasters (1)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/disasters) - [Flood (1)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/flood) - [Forensic Investigation (1)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/forensic-investigation) - [Mission-Critical Facilities (1)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/mission-critical-facilities) - [Project - Hospitality (1)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/project-hospitality) - [Service - Roof (1)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/service-roof) - [legionella (1)](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/topic/legionella) [See all](https://www.ccaco.com/blog/commonly-claimed-issues-in-construction-defect-litigation#) ### Stay Up to Date with Our Latest Content - [![linkedin](https://www.ccaco.com/hs-fs/file-2246924294-png/2014_Images/in.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cca-construction-consulting-associates-llc) Engineering services in New York will be provided by CCA Consulting & Engineering, P.C. 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