EIR Consultant Not Held Liable For Developer's Losses
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 23 November 2009 - 3:54pm
A developer is not entitled to reimbursement or damages from a consultant hired by a local government to complete an environmental impact report, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled. Even when the consultant fails to complete an EIR in a timely manner, the consultant owes no contractual duty to the developer that paid for the consultant, the court concluded.