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You Should Not Contract With Your Environmental Consultant

Green Building Law Update

In an effort to mitigate risk you should not contract directly with an environmental consultant, but rather your attorney should contract with that consultant. What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., And it may be much more than that.

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Any party who could face potential liability should be included as an indemnified party. This often includes entities and persons related to the contracting parties, not just the parties themselves. An indemnification clause should provide for the defense of an indemnified party in addition to the recovery of damages.

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Any party who could face potential liability should be included as an indemnified party. This often includes entities and persons related to the contracting parties, not just the parties themselves. An indemnification clause should provide for the defense of an indemnified party in addition to the recovery of damages.

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Fraudulent Concealment Subject to Statutory Limitations Period

Construction Lawyer

Wight moved for summary judgment based on the fact that the contract contained a provision that started the statute of limitations running at substantial completion. Under the newer version of the AIA documents, the architect here would not have had this defense and the case would likely have gone to trial. contracts litigation'

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

But the largest owner of green buildings (also the owner of the most LEED certified buildings) the Department of Defense has largely taken itself out of this discussion with a waiver that provides, Department of Defense prohibits the sharing of metered data with private entities, such as USGBC. Others collect building data.

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constructionattorneyblog: AIA plans change to Statute of Limitations.

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. For a number of months, draft versions have been distributed to various groups for comment.

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constructionattorneyblog: New AIA documents and Arbitration

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Perhaps the real lesson is to always read every word of every contract. Disclaimer.

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