article thumbnail

Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. The statute of repose (similar to a statute of limitations) expired by 1982, extinguishing any liability by Sverdrup. This effectively wiped out the existing statute of repose and revived Sverdrups liability.

article thumbnail

Say This Three Times Fast: Sequestration, Construction and Contractor Claims!

Best Practices Construction Law

Earlier this week, the Washington Post had a great blog post called The Sequestration: Absolutely everything you could possibly need to know, in one FAQ. Last December, the Associated General Contractors of American (AGC) released a report called Sequestration and Its Possible Impacts on Construction (pdf).

Claims 54
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

ConsensusDOCS v. AIA – Form Contract Wars

Construction Law Monitor

AIA documents are formed on the premise that an owner will seek out a qualified architect to begin a project, thus placing more liability and responsibility on that architect. More on this form at Christopher Hill’s blog. Owners and Contractors feel like there is not much protection for their interests in AIA forms.

AIA 61
article thumbnail

#120:  Addressing the Shortage of Construction Workers

NH Construction Law

To quote AGC’s chief economist Ken Simonson, “contractors report almost universally that they need more workers than they can find.” Chamber of Commerce reports that New Hampshire has only 44 unemployed workers for every 100 available positions – one of the lowest ratios in the country.