Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk.

Liability 90

Liability Agreement Drafting Insurance 90

Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk.

Liability 52

Liability Agreement Drafting Insurance 52

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. Less than 50 days after the trial judge recited those facts in an opinion granting in part and denying in part cross motions for summary judgment, the parties entered into the Settlement Agreement.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. Less than 50 days after the trial judge recited those facts in an opinion granting in part and denying in part cross motions for summary judgment, the parties entered into the Settlement Agreement.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Karalynn also brought up the tendency of the industry to pass liability down the chain when drawing up contracts. Owners pass on certain risks (contractually) to general contractors, who may do the same thing when hiring specialty contractors. The shifting of risk and liabilities is a very common practice when drafting contracts.

Contract 52

Contract Contractors Negotiation Subcontracting 52

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

business seeking to mitigate the risk associated with data protection. And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data. Many of those local laws are poorly drafted and do not insulate the reporting parties from liability for errors, harmless or otherwise. Because the U.S.

Green 120

Green Risk Claims Drafting 120

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

They are carrying so much risk that they can’t afford any of the potential interference, delay, or scope escalation that comes from involving a client in the back-room discussions. Through downstream agreements, the major team players can also agree to waive certain liabilities against each other.

Design 69

Design Documentation Contract Estimating 69