Levelset

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In most cases, that’s what insurance is for, and the contractor will typically initiate a claim against their policy to take care of it. But who can actually file a claim against the contractor’s insurance? Can the property owner file a claim, or does the contractor need to submit it?

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission made public that its staff sent letters to 15 businesses last month warning that their biodegradable claims related to “oxodegradable” plastic waste bags may be deceptive. “Claims that products are environmentally friendly influence buyers, so it’s important they be accurate.”

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Green marketing presents an enormously valuable strategy for increasing brand value – cutting across all sectors. But the legal implications for green marketing claims call for caution. But the legal implications for green marketing claims call for caution. § 260.9(c)

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 10, 2014

Owners of buildings that generate onsite renewable energy, with solar panels or otherwise, and sell the renewable energy credits (RECs) should not claim the building “uses renewable energy.” The FTC, however, can take action under the Act if a marketer makes an environmental claim inconsistent with the Guides.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Occasionally, these disputes escalate, and the contractor is presented with a bond claim. Depending on the size of the claim and the strength of the company, these claims can put contractors on the ropes and even knock them out of business. Even the best contractors can find themselves in the middle of disputes.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 7, 2014

Earlier this week, a settlement was reached in dispute where the contractor and designer were alleged to have filed false claims with the U.S. The issue raises an important question: What should a contractor do during negotiations to allow for some “bargaining room” so as to avoid any appearance of filing a false claim?

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Bricklaying Robots in 1960 According to the article, the Motor Mason of 1967 claimed to lay bricks five to 10 times faster than the ordinary method.… A recent report by the Arch Daily discusses how automated technology, particularly bricklaying robotics, have evolved from as far back as the 1960s.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Thomas King of Pinsent Masons LLP analyses recent case law with implications for the process of sampling and extrapolation which allows cost effective ways of dealing with complex claims.

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Still, there is one thing that keeps on hanging around, The role, of the ‘claim manager’. What Is going to happen to this body of specialist so vital for the UK industry at present once this squeaky clean BIM thing comes on board? So scientific and exact with no room for the relaxed padding the ex-claim managers are so used to?

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NH Construction Law

APRIL 26, 2024

“An agreement to arbitrate may be unenforceable if pursuing a claim in arbitration is so cost prohibitive that it prevents a party from vindicating its rights.” ” He pointed to the AAA’s Administrative Fee Schedules, under which it would cost him over $8,000 to present his case to the arbitrator. ” Id.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Despite that the Zero Waste movement peaked in about 1998, in the modern context of Net Zero from Net Zero Energy to Net Zero Carbon, we are today with surprising frequency asked about a business being able to claim it is Zero Waste. No company should claim to be Zero Waste. There is a lot of waste out there. But it is not easy.

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Best Practices Construction Law

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The claims were made by the contractor on its own behalf, as well as on the behalf of its subcontractor. The claim was presented by the contractor to the DOT. There is a reason why I call the Severin doctrine a pass-through-plus claim. Otherwise, the claim may be denied pursuant to the Severin doctrine.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2013

What is the most common reason for construction claims? During “Empowering the Project Team to Successfully Avoid Claims,” a webinar that WPL Publishing held last week, presenter and Trauner Consulting Services Inc. Is it design consultants always trying to protect their designs? Principal J.

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Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 8, 2019

On appeal, the government presented expert testimony establishing that the contractor was only entitled to 25 days of delay damages or approximately $69,000. Inexplicably, the contractor did not present any expert testimony and relied solely on the opinion of the owner of the company.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 25, 2013

(March 25, 2013) - The American Subcontractors Association presented its 2012 National Construction Best Practices Awards to five construction contractors that demonstrate an extraordinary level of commitment to best industry practices, such as safety management, prompt payment, prompt processing of change requests and claims, and effective project (..)

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Constructlaw

MARCH 10, 2023

a Connecticut court considered for the first time whether the performance of warranty work tolls the statute of limitations on payment bond claims. s (ALS’s) bond claim because ALS admitted that it last performed non-warranty work on the project more than one year before filing suit, meaning the statute of limitations barred its claim.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 21, 2012

Too often, daily reports are submitted to the contractor’s office merely noting the date, the weather, a broad description of the work being performed, and sometimes, a listing of employees and equipment present. This type of report will usually prove insufficient to support a request for additional compensation or change order claim.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 29, 2012

Last month, I wrote a post about using daily reports to support a construction claim. J udge Reed's talk focused on the alternative dispute resolution process and, more specifically, " the practical side of developing the contractor’s story in support of a claim."

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 29, 2022

a publicly traded Brazilian mining company and one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, with making false and misleading claims about the safety of the Brumadinho dam including through its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures. Securities and Exchange Commission last month charged Vale S.A.,

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The “total cost method” for quantifying construction claims has long been controversial. It is no wonder claim defendants and their representatives loathe the total cost method. A dredging subcontractor was allowed to price a claim against the prime contractor using the total cost method.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The programme, called CRUX, is based on expert diagnosis of claims and disputes. Claims Building a case by extrapolation – should failure be the default? Presenting and proving a case before a tribunal on the basis of a sample should not be seen as novel, suspicious, or as requiring a special elevated standard of proof, he argues.

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Pro Builder

JULY 1, 2020

Levels of present and expectation situation confidences, along with assessments of current business conditions and the labor market, saw gains as well. After a sharp decline in April, consumer confidence improved in June for a second straight month, as the economy began to reopen and unemployment claims showed improvement. cbroderick.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 29, 2013

The contract between PKC and the Owner provided that disputes were to be presented to a three-member DRB, which would issue findings and nonbinding recommendations to the project director. Those claims were identified in Exhibit 1 to the agreement. The Original Agreement. The Disputes.

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Levelset

JULY 21, 2022

In the event of a valid claim against the license bond, the principal must reimburse the surety company for any payouts. The surety company is responsible for requesting reimbursement from the contractor after a claim payout has been made on the contractor’s behalf. Obligees can file a claim for: Failing to pay licensing or other fees.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 12, 2020

As a Project Manager, you need to be able at any time to retrieve critical data that will allow you to efficiently manage claims in your projects. The smallest mistake and you can quickly end up fighting against claims that can block your project and cost you thousands of Euros. It makes sense, right?

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 6, 2021

The Conference Board’s Present Situation Index found a 15.6 point drop in consumer outlook for present time, while a 3.5 percentage points to 16.0%, while those claiming business conditions “bad” rose by 4.6 December’s consumer confidence dropped down to the lowest level since August, now at 88.6 percentage points to 39.5%.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 15, 2019

We brought in five different speakers who are well-known and respected in the construction industry space to share thought-provoking presentations with the group. Attendees were able to discuss and ask questions of each presenter and of one another to maximize their learning experience. Claim Your Complimentary Spot Right Away.

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Constructlaw

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The one potential exception, and most interesting update in our view, is the LCIA’s adoption of an express procedure that enables tribunals to render “Early Determinations” on certain claims prior to the arbitration hearing that are “manifestly without merit.” Specifically, Article 22.1(viii) This authority is significant because, unlike U.S.

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Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The New York Supreme Court (New York’s trial court) dispatched all of the owner’s claims on summary judgment. The designer, which had specified the wrong type of turbine, invoked New York’s three-year statute of limitations to defeat the owner’s professional negligence claim.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 27, 2016

I previously blogged about the rules relating to pass-through claims , where a prime contractor’s recovery from an owner for damages suffered by its subcontractor is limited in certain circumstances. KBR submits a certified claim with the Army for $10.4 In Kellogg Brown & Root Servs., million; and. million; and.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 5, 2018

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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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 5, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Supreme Court squarely rejected Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee’s wells are stealing Mississippi’s ground water.

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Construction Lawyer

JANUARY 15, 2014

The trial court suggested plaintiff''s claim is not one for conversion of the paper on which a copyrightable work is printed. However, the court went on to conclude the claim must therefore be for infringement of the copyrightable work. That is true. However, there is a third option. See 17 U.S.C. §

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

In the world of federal government contract disputes, a great deal of time is frequently spent drafting a request for equitable adjustment (REA) or a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. It is important in all of this for contractors to refrain from “falling in love” with their claims.

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Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A Good Safety Record Presents You as a Lower Risk Liability Contractors frequently operate in risky and hazardous environments. demonstrates significantly lower past claims than the industry average. With growing scrutiny on job site dangers and liability concerns, prioritizing safety is crucial in sustaining a competitive edge.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The fact that lawyers are now allowed to congregate and make presentations at the Greenbuild conference is an achievement. The green building community seems to understand that green buildings do present new risks that must be managed and attorneys can help. We will be discussing both of these presentations in future posts.

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NH Construction Law

JULY 21, 2019

How many bites at the apple is a litigant given to prove his claim? This principle finds expression in a legal doctrine called res judicata , also known as claim preclusion, which “prevents parties from relitigating matters actually litigated and matters that could have been litigated in the first action.”

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