When Kaccel Communications Services Inc. was named in a construction defect case in 1999 by the owners of Pacific Legends, a condominium complex in Henderson, Nev., the utility contractor was surprised. It had performed some $200,000 worth of trenching and cable installation at the project from 1992 to 1995 and had never been involved in any other part of the buildings or the problems that caused the owners to sue the developers and other contractors. After spending $10,000 in legal fees, the charges were dropped. "We thought there was no problem, case closed," says Larry Fortin, Kaccel's president.
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