Levelset

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Let’s take a look a subcontractor insurance: when it’s needed, what happens if a sub goes uninsured, and what policies subs can use to protect their businesses from risk. Subcontractor business liability insurance should be retained since a catastrophic claim could bankrupt most all painting contractors.

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Insurance Liability Claims Injury 98

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) published the much anticipated proposed rule for the revamped Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 For example, contractors subject to 252.204–7012 are already required to safeguard covered defense information in accordance with NIST SP 800-171. On December 26, 2023, the U.S.

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Certification Security Contract Defense 52

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 30, 2020

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection from existing contamination before signing leases. So while instructive, it provided little, if any, comfort to tenants.

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Site Liability Leases Defense 156

Best Practices Construction Law

MARCH 5, 2018

Sometimes, we avoid doing bad things because of the risk of getting caught. Waukegan Steel, LLC , an employee brought a False Claims Act (FCA) against his employer for false billing and certification on a goverment project. Notably, the Court in Sloan rejected every defense raised by Waukegan and allowed the case to go forward.

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Claims Certification Fabrication Inspections 63

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Businesses making a net zero claim like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are misleading consumers. It is one thing when a political leaders in a government make an ESG claim. But it is another thing for a business to make ESG claims about net zero or otherwise that mislead customers.

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Risk Claims Legal Agreement 156

Levelset

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The statute of repose cuts off the right to make a claim or sue a contractor after a certain length of time. Examples of completed operations claims. Completed operations coverage provides legal defense of the claim, which is found to be not of merit. Deck collapse. A contractor builds a deck for a homeowner.

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Insurance Liability Claims Contractors 52

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. Skanska USA Building, Inc. , 730 F.Supp.2d 2d 401, 421 (E.D. 2010), didn’t think so.

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Contractors Bargains New Hampshire Contract 40

Constructlaw

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of con­tract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. In those clauses, the overall success of COVID-19-based force majeure defenses is still unknown.

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Claims Insurance Bankruptcy Legal 40

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement.

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Contract Subcontracting Drafting Virginia 77

Best Practices Construction Law

JULY 29, 2015

There are multiple types of insurance coverage for the various risks on a construction project. However, when there are multiple insurance carriers covering the same risk (i.e., In this case, Insurance Company #1 participated in the defense of the electrical subcontractor and ultimately paid to settle the dispute. So What?

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Insurance Liability Claims Electrical 48

Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk. An indemnification clause should provide for the defense of an indemnified party in addition to the recovery of damages. This includes employees, agents, subcontractors, or any other similar party.

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Liability Agreement Drafting Insurance 90

Levelset

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Umbrella or excess insurance : The standard level of GL in a business owner’s policy may not be enough to meet a job’s contractual requirements — in which case you may want to look at an umbrella or excess liability policy that may extend your coverage for larger claims. GL helps pay medical costs and defense costs if a lawsuit arises.

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Insurance Liability Electrical Accidents 52

Construction Lawyer

APRIL 3, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. Federal Court dismisses subs claim against GC because of arbitration provision.

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Claims Agreement Illinois Subcontracting 40

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

business seeking to mitigate the risk associated with data protection. A claim pending against a major U.S. When claims are made, including for negligent misrepresentation, by a buyer against a seller that data is not accurate, who is responsible largely depends upon the writings. Because the U.S.

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Green Risk Claims Drafting 120

Job Order Contracting

JULY 28, 2021

Most contractors have heard of design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager at risk, and even public private partnerships, various project delivery methods, which, at their heart, focus on balancing the interests of the various parties involved in a construction project, from owners, to design professionals, to contractors.

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Contract Negotiation Los Angeles Estimating 130

Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

A standard or canned indemnification clause might work to undo all of the effort that has gone into properly allocating risk. An indemnification clause should provide for the defense of an indemnified party in addition to the recovery of damages. This includes employees, agents, subcontractors, or any other similar party.

Liability 52

Liability Agreement Drafting Insurance 52

Construction Lawyer

APRIL 19, 2009

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. Economic Loss Doctrine bars Nevada claims against Architect.

Nevada 40

Nevada Claims Illinois AIA 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

private interest sued the United States as a “bid protest to challenge the decision of the Department of Defense (“DOD”) to standardize its facility condition assessment needs through the Sustainment Management System (“SMS”)”2 2014: NNSA implements BUILDER with two pilots (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pantex Plant) 1 S.

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Defense United States Inspections Accounting 134

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 22, 2012

From 2005 to 2011, WorkSafe BC accepted: 13 claims, including 1 fatality, for injuries caused by direct contact between a bear and a worker. 10 claims related to bears that involved no contact with the animal; injuries occurred from being chased, confronted, or startled by a bear. Seek medical treatment right away.

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Claims Injury Safety United States 48

Construction Lawyer

AUGUST 30, 2007

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. False Claims lands Engineer in jail. « Fiduciary duty of an architect | Main. |

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Claims Engineering Illinois AIA 40

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Ignorance is not a defense. A business saying though an ESG statement on their website that they are concerned about modern slavery may sound nice, but in 2021 when so many are talking about ESG, that claim will not resonate and quite frankly falls short of what a private enterprise should be doing to prevent these crimes.

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Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Best Practices Construction Law

JANUARY 8, 2016

In 1991, after defense contractor scandals, the U.S. False claims; Antitrust; EEO; OSHA/safety and health; DOT (commercial driver’s licenses); DBE; Environmental; Procurement and government contracting; Finance and tax; and. Reviewing and auditing activities in each of the risk areas is essential. The Top Ten.

Contractors 48

Contractors DOT Guidelines Regulation 48

Construction Lawyer

JANUARY 29, 2014

In February, 1999, an engineer for Hanson sent a letter to Wight which stated that it “describes the history and approximate extent of coal mining activity in the Benld/Gillespie area of Illinois, and also provides a general presentation regarding subsidence and its risk of occurrence.”. contracts litigation'

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Illinois AIA Contract Agreement 40

Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 20, 2014

We strongly recommend a Subchapter S Corp (a Sub S) for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. That Is Not What Happens This Is What Usually Happens: Poorly defined scopes of work create claims and disputes.

Insurance 48

Insurance Construction Accounting Claims 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 15, 2012

We strongly recommend a Subchapter S Corp (a Sub S) for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. That Is Not What Happens This Is What Usually Happens: Poorly defined scopes of work create claims and disputes.

Contractors 48

Contractors Insurance Claims Lien 48

Construction Lawyer

MARCH 27, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. The laws of each state are different and each situation is unique. " 29 C.F.R.

Architecture 58

Architecture Illinois AIA Chicago 58

Construction Lawyer

MAY 1, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. apply to any claim that is directed to arbitration by the court.

Florida 40

Florida Illinois Claims AIA 40

Construction Lawyer

JULY 20, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. The question became whether the general or the subcontractor would bear the risk of loss.

Illinois 40

Illinois Subcontracting Liability AIA 40

Construction Lawyer

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The owner then filed a breach of contract claim with the circuit court and the contractor failed to appear. Later, the owner moved for summary judgment claiming that the contractor should be barred from asserting a counterclaim or maintaining a defense because the contractor had not participated in the arbitration.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Claims Accounting 40

Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 2, 2015

Get Organized - We strongly recommend a Subchapter S-Corp for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. That Is Not What Happens This Is What Usually Happens: Poorly defined scopes of work create claims and disputes.

Construction 48

Construction Insurance Accounting Claims 48

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

Zero costs associated with disputes and claims. Fewer disputes and claims. confidence and joint risk management in achieving project success. Partnering on defense contracts. Partnering: Tool for construction claims reduction. Projects completed at or under budgeted cost. Increased quality satisfaction. Weston, D.

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Construction Project Management Engineering Management 223

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 22, 2021

Claims about human rights including that no slaves or indentured servants are involved in a business or its supply chain are not new, and have been prevalent, for example, since the 1660s with the Quakers in England who included those representations in promoting their businesses. Additionally, it is suggested in the U.S.

Legal 177

Legal Risk Sustainability California 177

Construction Lawyer

APRIL 17, 2009

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. « Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed | Main. The court in Campbell v.

Illinois 40

Illinois AIA Chicago Insurance 40

Construction Lawyer

APRIL 14, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. The laws of each state are different and each situation is unique. Guennewig , 226 N.E.2d

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Illinois AIA Chicago Legal 40

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Appreciate that this limited number of disputes pursuing courtroom redress exists against a backdrop of a rising number of actual claims in green building construction projects. And such is a big deal in this consideration when the Department of Defense is the largest owner of green buildings. Legal scholars can have at it.

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Green Contract Documentation Claims 120

Construction Lawyer

OCTOBER 6, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. Jurado , which involved competing lien claims. 

Illinois 40

Illinois Lien Banking AIA 40

Construction Lawyer

MARCH 28, 2012

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk. Federal Court dismisses subs claim against GC because of arbitration provision.

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