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Constructlaw
JULY 6, 2020
This article was originally published in Government Construction (Volume 5, Issue 2 – Summer 2020), an ABA Division 13 Quarterly Newsletter. 14 The DOS granted PSJV the requested time extension, but rejected PSJV’s claim for additional costs associated with the temporary shutdown and expanded medical capabilities.
Constructlaw
JUNE 17, 2022
Most frequently, the Economic Loss Doctrine bars negligence claims. Its outer bounds begin with intentional torts, and most jurisdictions do not apply the Economic Loss Doctrine to fraud claims. Dream Finders Homes claimed that Weyerhaeuser misrepresented the nature of the joists and claimed remediation costs and legal expenses.
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Best Practices Construction Law
MAY 20, 2016
When a client asks me about a particular contract provision and why it is “unfair” or “uneven”, we began a discussion about risk allocation. You see, the contract is used to shift the various risks on the project to the party most appropriate to handle it. What about the risk of escalation in material costs?
Constructlaw
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
In MZM Construction Company, Inc. In 2001, New Jersey construction company MZM Construction Company hired workers from a local labor union for a construction project at Newark International Airport. The Funds also informed MZM that, absent payment, the Funds would initiate arbitration.
NH Construction Law
MAY 20, 2023
The main purpose of such clauses is to shift the risk of owner nonpayment, whether due to owner insolvency or owner breach, from the contractor to the subcontractors. Quinn Construction, Inc. Skanska USA Building, Inc. , 730 F.Supp.2d 2d 401, 421 (E.D. 2010), didn’t think so.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 20, 2023
6 Easy Ways to Improve Construction Punch Lists At some point, no matter how much of a joy (or hell) it’s been, every project must come to an end. But as most steps in construction, it’s easier said than done. What Is a Construction Punch List? The construction punch list, also known as a snag list in the U.K.,
Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
When they do, it’s not enough to simply watch it fade away through the rearview mirror; you have to make sure all the i’s have been dotted and the t’s have been crossed—and that means a construction punch list. But as most steps in construction, it’s easier said than done. What Is a Construction Punch List?
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