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You Should Not Contract With Your Environmental Consultant

Green Building Law Update

What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., Be aware, however, only where the document or communication is primarily concerned with legal assistance does it come within the attorney-client privilege. And fourth, the client should not have knowledge of certain environmental facts.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Responding to all document and other information requests by the OSHA inspector. An effective company representative is essential to the company’s success in minimizing OSHA liability. Good documentation of what happened during the inspection is essential to refuting any citation issued. Advance preparation is everything.

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constructionattorneyblog: New AIA documents and Arbitration

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. 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.

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Fraudulent Concealment Subject to Statutory Limitations Period

Construction Lawyer

Note that the 2007 version of the standard AIA documents have substantially changed that provision to make it more favorable to an owner. 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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constructionattorneyblog: AIA plans change to Statute of Limitations.

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. 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.

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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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Construction Arbitration

Constructlaw

Voluminous evidence and documents. Rather, US domestic construction arbitrations often adopt practices used in US court litigation (such as some limited depositions and document production), although these practices tend to occur in a more informal and streamlined manner than in litigation. Multiple parties.