Green Building Law Update
MARCH 8, 2020
This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that with green building practices companies can mitigate their legal risk while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for more disclosure. Make no mistake, there is no U.S.
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission announced six enforcement actions last week, including against companies that marketed supposedly biodegradable plastic rebar cap covers, plastic golf tees, and plastic shopping bags, as part of the agency’s ramped up crackdown on environmental claims. Clear Choice Housewares, Inc. Carnie Cap, Inc.
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Constructlaw
JULY 28, 2022
For the first time, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts has construed the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act (the statute), requiring strict compliance on the part of owners and contractors who wish to withhold payments from contractors or subcontractors. In Tocci Building Corporation v.
Best Practices Construction Law
DECEMBER 18, 2019
As a construction litigation attorney, the “claim” is often about telling the story of a breach of contract, or failed expectations, or unforeseen delays, all through the testimony of individuals or the introduction of documents. Accordingly, the court granted the motion to dismiss the fraudulent inducement claim.
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
While we all have been focused on the Presidential election results, cannabis law reform won in eight out of the nine states where it was on the ballot, from California to Massachusetts, on November 8, making clear the that the public is ready to put the harsh prohibitionist pot policies of the past behind us. But the U.S.
Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 27, 2022
A Massachusetts court recently held that an owner’s rejection of the contractor’s payment applications was not properly certified and, thus, violated the state’s Prompt Pay Act. If your project is subject to Massachusetts law, the decision in Tocci provides an excellent summary of the Prompt Pay Act. In Tocci Building Corp.
NH Construction Law
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
1976); Massachusetts, Carpenter v. of the AIA A201 General Conditions (2017), for example, provides that a demand for arbitration shall not be made “after the date when the institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on the Claim would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations.” Civitello Co.,
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