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COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners

Green Building Law Update

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. All of this begs the question if a business owner’s premises liability insurance covers such claims? With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S.

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Fraud as an Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine: Changing Trends in Colorado and Tennessee

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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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Owners Can Get Cake and Icing Under New Tennessee Lien Law

Best Practices Construction Law

Owners in Tennessee are celebrating a new law recently passed because they may get their icing, too! Although they both got to choose their own family dinner destination, we are going to have one huge cake this weekend…with tons of icing! 4) Any actual damages incurred by the owner.

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Construction Law Summit in Nashville: How to Claim an Invitation!

Best Practices Construction Law

And remember, it will also be an opportunity for you to visit the vibrant city of Nashville, Tennessee, where you can come for the conference on Friday and stay for the fun through the weekend! Before you make a decision about whether this is the right conference for you, e-mail me for more information.

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Are Construction Dispute Claims by the State Ever Time Barred? Depends.

Best Practices Construction Law

I recently learned that these principles may not apply to a public owner’s claims against design professionals and contractors. For example, in Tennessee, claims regarding improvements to real property must be brought within four years of substantial completion of the project, regardless of the date of discovery.

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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor

Green Building Law Update

In the Old Testament when Isaac attempts to dig anew his father’s wells the shepherds of the wadi Gerar, claim, “the water is ours” forcing the patriarch to move on to dig a well elsewhere. Supreme Court squarely rejected Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee’s wells are stealing Mississippi’s ground water.

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“Mitbestimmung” in Tennessee

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” According to reports, VW senior labor rep Bernd Osterloh will travel from Frankfurt to Chattanooga bearing an offer to create a German-style works council at the assembly plant in Tennessee (every other VW plant in the world has one). Now, buoyed by a brisk recovery in the U.S. So the battle lines are drawn and the stakes are high.