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Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Subcontracts Require Careful Drafting

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17, 2013), demonstrates the difficulty faced by parties in drafting appropriate forum selection provisions in construction agreements. Ryan, in turn, subcontracted part of the work to Welch, a Hawaii corporation. Nor does the subcontract contain anything like Paragraph 24.3.3 Dist, Sept. Italics added.).

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No April Fools' Joke: Supreme Court Takes Appeal in Construction Case

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granted, 12-929, 2013 WL 1285318 (Apr. The dispute relates to a subcontract agreement on a construction project located on Fort Hood in Texas. MicrosoftInternetExplorer4. the Supreme Court did announce that it will review the decision of the Fifth Circuit in In re Atl. Marine Const. 3d 736 (5th Cir. 2012) cert. Forum selection clause.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Oil and Gas Service Industry Manufacturing Credit (AS 43.20.049): As part of the More Alaska Production Act passed in 2013, this is a credit of 10% of qualified oil and gas industry service expenditures, up to $10 million per taxpayer per year. Certain geothermal and open- or closed- loop biomass systems qualify through December 31, 2013.

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