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A More Even Field: The Eleventh Circuit Overrules Its Precedent and Joins Most Circuits on the Applicability of Domestic FAA Grounds to Vacate Nondomestic Arbitration Awards[1]

Constructlaw

and arising out of a commercial relationship between U.S. 17] The court explained that its prior precedent erroneously “equated the defenses to recognition and enforcement with the grounds for vacatur” [18] and that this was “plainly and palpably wrong.” [19] 2008); Jacada (Eur.), 576 (2008); Lander Co. Risk Insurers v.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

Constructlaw

Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of con­tract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. In those clauses, the overall success of COVID-19-based force majeure defenses is still unknown.

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constructionattorneyblog: ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT DEEMS.

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. The trial court, on June 12, 2008, took up for the first time RBM's motion, setting it over to August 4, 2008, for hearing. 

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Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act: What Residential Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

The rationale is that homeowners aren’t as sophisticated and/or construction savvy as commercial owners. Hence, Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA) was enacted in 2008. Insurance coverage. The Act also requires a minimum amount of insurance coverage when working on home improvement projects.

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constructionattorneyblog: Violation of "good engineering practice.

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. 2008) (code of ethics was improper basis for determining professional engineer's standard of care); Dukes v. City of Englewood, 889 P.2d Categories.

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Idle Equipment not entitled to Lien in Missouri

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. He has handled all facets of litigation from pleading to motion practice to discovery to trial. Missouri Land Development v. Concord , 269 S.W.3d Categories.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). He is also FM Global’s representative to the buildingSMART alliance (serving as chairman since 2008) and The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).

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