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Contract Void Ab Initio: Key Insights into the KBR vs. Corps of Engineers Affirmative Defense

Best Practices Construction Law

The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. KBR) made material misrepresentations in its proposal, rendering the fully-performed contract void ab initio. Falsely claiming to have submitted a Technical Assistance Agreement to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

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There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery

Green Building Law Update

Ignorance is not a defense. There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery and human trafficing. Yet today there are more than 40 million people in modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery exists in every industry, in every country in the world.

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The Defamation Case Against Greenpeace

Green Building Law Update

Resolute claims that Greenpeace wrongfully informed Resolute’s customers, investors and stakeholders that Resolute improperly harvested or sourced materials in Canada’s boreal forest, and that these falsehoods caused Resolute to suffer damages. None of these allegations related to the Canadian boreal forest.

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Community-based Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

The OpenCost TM Approach provides the following features, benefits, and core defensible elements: Consistent and localized labor cost by trade. Appropriate materials and line items. Line items are reviewed for clarity and reasonableness to ensure basic building materials usage to common area quantities.

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JOC Contract

Job Order Contracting

A JOC Contract is the legal, multi-party procurement and construction delivery document that specifies roles, responsibilities, workflows, deliverables, time frames, and expenditure limits for renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects. . Fraction of the cost of alternative sources. Simplify JOC management activities.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Legal scholars can have at it. However, the Department of Defense Appropriation Act precludes expenditure of funds on contracts in excess of $1 Million that require subcontractors and employees to consent to arbitration. And such is a big deal in this consideration when the Department of Defense is the largest owner of green buildings.

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The Defamation Case Against Greenpeace

Green Building Law Update

Resolute claims that Greenpeace wrongfully informed Resolute’s customers, investors and stakeholders that Resolute improperly harvested or sourced materials in Canada’s boreal forest, and that these falsehoods caused Resolute to suffer damages. None of these allegations related to the Canadian boreal forest.

Claims 120