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General Liability vs. Professional Liability: What’s the Difference?

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Liability insurance protects your business against claims for damages caused by you and your workers, if you have any. The two most common liability insurance policies for contractors are general liability and professional liability. What are general liability and professional liability insurance?

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

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Let’s take a look a subcontractor insurance: when it’s needed, what happens if a sub goes uninsured, and what policies subs can use to protect their businesses from risk. Subcontractor business liability insurance should be retained since a catastrophic claim could bankrupt most all painting contractors.

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You Should Not Contract With Your Environmental Consultant

Green Building Law Update

In an effort to mitigate risk you should not contract directly with an environmental consultant, but rather your attorney should contract with that consultant. Be aware, however, only where the document or communication is primarily concerned with legal assistance does it come within the attorney-client privilege.

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

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. Liability from old dry cleaners in retail sites that are beyond the boundaries of the “subject property” (.

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

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It is sold as an extension to your general liability insurance policy and may be required by the state you work in or the project owner. It pays for repairs of damages to the surrounding property, as well as legal expenses incurred during a lawsuit. Completed operations coverage is bundled with a contractor’s general liability policy.

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk. Any party who could face potential liability should be included as an indemnified party. In many instances, a clause can be drafted to protect against claims asserted as well as an ultimate finding of liability.

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk. Any party who could face potential liability should be included as an indemnified party. In many instances, a clause can be drafted to protect against claims asserted as well as an ultimate finding of liability.