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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test

Constructlaw

ALS began performing invasive species removal and control work for a Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) intersection improvement project in February 2018. ALS completed its removal work in August 2018. While there may be no such thing as a free warranty, smart contract drafting can benefit both parties.

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You Can’t Treat Construction Claims Like Your Grandkids

Best Practices Construction Law

25, 2018) involved the construction of a biolab facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. As appellant concedes, design risk is transferred to contractors in the design-bid context, but not the risk of DSCs. Another lesson learned is the importance of “reasonableness” when drafting or submitting claims. Appeal of John C.

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Maryland Resets it Trajectory with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Law

Green Building Law Update

Significantly, what is not in the bill was a requirement that all newly constructed buildings be electric only, which was amended out, but will no doubt be back after 15 month study and drafting of an all-electric building code.

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European Data Privacy Law Applicable to Green Buildings

Green Building Law Update

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings. Because the U.S.

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Not So Severable After All: Third Circuit Lets Courts Determine Arbitration Agreement Existence When Underlying Contract’s Validity Is Challenged

Constructlaw

From 2001 to 2018, MZM made more than $500,000 in contributions to the Funds for MZM’s work at the Newark International Airport (which MZM completed in 2004) and other projects. However, in 2018, the Funds audited MZM’s contributions and concluded that MZM owed approximately $230,000 in outstanding contributions.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.” Because the U.S.

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It’s All a Matter of [Statutory] Construction: Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the Good Faith Dispute Exception to Prompt Payment Requirements in United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co.

Construction and Infrastructure Law

On May 14, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. May 14, 2018). To do otherwise, the Court cautioned, would run the risk of contractors potentially withholding retention payments to gain unfair leverage against their subcontractors. Coast Iron & Steel Co. ,

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