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How to File a Lawsuit After an Injury At a Construction Site?

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Unfortunately, injuries at construction sites are highly likely. You may wonder if you have legal recourse if you have been injured while working at a construction site. Now, let’s look at some of the most common questions about construction site injuries. Failing to interview several lawyers before hiring one.

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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

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Over eighty percent (80%) of construction projects are over-budget, late, or not competed correctly. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. The errors and poor processes result in change orders, project delays, and legal disputes. Better Manage Construction Costs.

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Court Recognizes Day-to-Day Changes Are Compensable Despite Contractual Waivers

Best Practices Construction Law

The owner-contractor agreement contains a “no damages for delay” clause; a clause requiring that all changes be in writing before work is performed; and a clause requiring partial lien waivers and releases with each periodic payment. Lend Lease Construction (Sept. It happens all the time! 1, 2020) (PDF).

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Not Just An Old Wives’ Tale: Negotiating “Paid In Full” Check Binds Contractor

Best Practices Construction Law

But I have never really thought about that legal principle because, “People don’t really do that, do they?”. In Triangle Construction Co. The contractor won a bid to construct a water system in two local counties. Fouches and Assoc.,

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

Delay claims on a construction can be confusing, especially when you think about the delay to the work being performed and the disruption to other activities. The County entered into an agreement with the Contractor to expand a three-mile stretch of road. A few years ago, I found a case the shed some light on the delay v.

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Another demolition director banned after bid rigging probe

Construction Enquirer

Compensation payments’ with an aggregate value of £700,000 (excluding VAT) were paid to Brown and Mason by two competitors in return for Brown and Mason’s participation in the anti-competitive agreements. Some firms produced false invoices to hide this part of the illegal behaviour.

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

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To those on the jobsite day-to-day, it’s no surprise that construction consistently tops the list of the most dangerous industries in the US. But because of the inherent dangers on construction jobsites, contractors are under close scrutiny for compliance. OSHA standards for construction. Peter Lindborg. View profile.

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