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Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable for Negligence, Trespass and Nuisance

Construction and Infrastructure Law

In California, for example, there is no intent element, and inverse condemnation claims are strict liability claims. 4] In both California and Oregon, a plaintiff who prevails on an inverse condemnation claim is entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees. [5] I, § 19; San Diego Gas Electric Co. ORS 31.730(1). [2]

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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting. B291940 (October 26, 2020), 2nd District Court of Appeal, involved a JOC contract, a JOC contractor who charged rates higher than those specified in the unit price book, and the JOC contractor’s defenses against claims by the public entity that it had overcharged for its work.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. California remains the Sun King by far (more than five times the installed solar power capacity of any other state).

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Completed Operations: A Contractor’s Guide to Coverage, Cost, & More

Levelset

Electrical fire. A couple of years after the construction of an industrial manufacturing plant, an electrical fire destroys the plant and the equipment inside. The owner sues the electrical contractor for their losses, even though the contractor determined their work wasn’t at fault.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

VW is ramping up production at its new plant in Chattanooga, Nissan is rolling out the all-electric Leaf in Smyrna and General Motors has given a new mission to the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill. California, Washington, Texas Soar In Aerospace. Southern California, Washington’s Puget Sound and the Dallas/Ft.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. California, with its vast array of desert solar panel farms, easily tops our annual list of Installed Solar Power Capacity Leaders.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. The facility also produces electric and composite products and is the primary global services and support center for Boeing’s rotorcraft.

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