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#112:  Owners' Implied Warranty Rights Against Subcontractors

NH Construction Law

A few years back I blogged ( #84 ) that owners generally lack “third party beneficiary” rights required in order to enforce subcontracts. Still other courts allow homeowners to bring negligence claims against subcontractors regardless of recourse against the builder-vendor. Sienna Court Condominium Ass’n v.

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Additional Insured Status: Playing the Speak-Out Game on a Construction Project

Best Practices Construction Law

In that case, the contractor and subcontractor (and their insurance carriers) were pointing the finger at each other for injuries sustained by an employee of the subcontractor. The subcontract also required the subcontractor to include the contractor as an “Additional Insured” on its policy.

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Between A Rock and A Hard Place: How the Severin Doctrine May Relate to Your Statute of Limitations Period

Best Practices Construction Law

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. In Kellogg Brown & Root Servs., million; and. million; and. million; and. million; and.

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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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Lawsuit over First LEED Platinum Building is Over

Green Building Law Update

With an Order Of Judgment, in favor of Permapost Products Company against Weyerhaeuser Company filed on November 17, 2015, resolving the final third party claims, the more than 15 year old disputes and differences over the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center, in Annapolis, Maryland, are over.

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How to Get Paid on Oregon Public Projects

Levelset

A large amount of that construction funding is going to be headed directly to individual states, and there are plenty of opportunities for contractors across Oregon to benefit — especially as the state continues to work towards higher levels of sustainability in its new projects. Oregon bond claim laws. Working nearby?

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Patented Precast Shaves Costs on Korean Highway | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Paris-based Freyssinet Group claims its TechSpan technique is resulting in significant cost and time saving but acknowledges careful backfilling is key to maintaining safety during construction. Freyssinet’s $30-million subcontract entails building the tunnel in an open trench. Transportation. Environment.

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