Americo Mallozzi aka Americo Mallozzi & Associates v. Warwick Wings, LLC

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the Superior Court judgment, holding that the architectural services contract was unambiguous and required a lump‑sum fee based on the estimated construction cost, that the defendant never validly terminated the contract and therefore breached it, that damages are measured by the contract’s progress‑payment schedule (80% of the $137,500 fee), that the plaintiff completed the bidding phase, and that attorneys’ fees were properly awarded under G.L. 1956 § 9‑1‑45.