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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

9601) and petroleum products.” Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law. Importantly, the ASTM E1527 is recognized by the U.S.

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

9601) and petroleum products.”. Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law, something that is expected to happen by rulemaking at some point in 2022. But importantly, the new ASTM E1527-21 is Not yet recognized by the U.S.

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#71:  Product Warranties of Future Performance

NH Construction Law

.” The limited warranty at the end states that if the shingles fail in the first 30 years due to manufacturing defects, Manufacturer will pay to replace them according to a prorated formula (the longer into the 30 years, the lesser the Manufacturer’s liability) but excluding the costs of tear down, disposal and new installation.

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#92:  Lost Profits and Waivers of Consequential Damages

NH Construction Law

In the law of contracts, damages suffered by the nonbreaching party may be either “direct” (loss of the benefit of the bargain, measured by the cost of remedying the deficient performance) or “consequential” (other reasonably foreseeable harm caused by the breach).

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Fraud as an Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine: Changing Trends in Colorado and Tennessee

Constructlaw

But two recent state-court decisions evidence a change in that trend: Both held that the Economic Loss Doctrine bars fraud claims because parties to a commercial contract — often sophisticated and represented by counsel — allocate risk, prescribe damages, and rely on the terms of the bargain.

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WILG president talks workplace injuries

Safety Services Company

I would say the vast majority of my clients are very fearful of losing their jobs, even with a collective bargaining agreement in place. Also as you have more injuries to workers, the productivity levels decline and quotas are not met because you have a smaller workforce trying to achieve the same level of output.

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