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Jury Awards Millions in Sustainable Hog Case

Green Building Law Update

According to a representative of the North Carolina Pork Council who was in the courtroom for closing arguments, the plaintiffs’ Texas lawyer acknowledged there are no health claims, and no injuries, but he appealed to the grandparents on the jury, a “grandpa should smell like lemon drops, not hog,” he said.

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#126:  The Federal False Claims Act

NH Construction Law

The federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § imposes liability for knowingly making a false or fraudulent “claim,” or a false record or statement material to such a claim, in order to obtain funds from the federal government. § 3729 et seq., 31 U.S.C. § § 3729(b)(2). ” 31 U.S.C. §

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ASBCA Says “Not So Fast” to Contractors Seeking Relief from Pandemic Impacts

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently issued a decision regarding a contractor’s claim for increased performance costs due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Navy denied the claim, and the contractor appealed that decision to the ASBCA. The Navy denied these requests.

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Subcontractor’s Failure to Strictly Comply With Notice Provision Costs $200,000

Best Practices Construction Law

shall be deemed a conclusive waiver by the Contractor of any and all claims for damages for delay arising from such condition. ” The appellate court also found that actual knowledge of the delays and claims did not excuse the subcontractor from complying with the the notice requirements of the contract. .”

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Which Insurance Carrier Is Responsible for Damages on a Construction Project? Depends.

Best Practices Construction Law

In this case, the trial court concluded that the policy issued by Insurance Company #2 did not provide coverage because the property damage sustained by the Owners in 2006 did not occur during the policy period. Ultimately, the court concluded that Insurance Company #2 had the duty to defend the claim. So What?

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

Because we found the components’ facility condition data were unreliable due to missing and inaccurate entries, as noted above, we were unable to analyze the relationship between facility sustainment funding and facility condition. released and first version commercially available 2003: NAVY funds development of BUILDER 3.0 (web-based

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

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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