Washington Supreme Court ruling could bring changes to the construction industry The court struck down contractual time limitations in residential construction contracts. By KARL F. OLES, MARK BARAK, EVAN BROWN and SEAN JAMES Stoel Rives LLP In a 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court recently ruled in Tadych v. Noble Ridge Construction, Inc. that a contract provision providing a one-year limitation period for filing a construction defect lawsuit was “unconscionable” and therefore unenforceable.
