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How to File a Lawsuit After an Injury At a Construction Site?

Construction Marketing

Unfortunately, injuries at construction sites are highly likely. You may wonder if you have legal recourse if you have been injured while working at a construction site. Now, let’s look at some of the most common questions about construction site injuries.

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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. Background: The contract in question, executed on July 9, 2013, was for the construction of an Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System site in Deveselu, Romania, with a firm, fixed-price amount of $134,211,592.

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

On November 1, ASTM International revised its Phase l Environmental Site Assessment standard. Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 sunset eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013 and the new E1527-21 was as of last week published and now available for use, but. 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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You Should Not Contract With Your Environmental Consultant

Green Building Law Update

First and foremost, the attorney-client privilege protects communications made in confidence by a client to its attorney in the attorney’s professional capacity for the purpose of obtaining legal advice. Some suggest that the role of legal counsel appears to morph into that of an environmental advisor.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

is significant because it is widely suggested, just as a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is now standard practice in nearly every commercial real estate transaction in this country, that in the future the same will be true of a resilience assessment. The launch of RELi 2.0 The Green Business Certification Inc.’s Of note, RELi 2.0

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

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. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >. Weil-McLain (Docket No.

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

Medical expenses, property damage, and legal defense costs can grow quickly. An uninsured business would likely not have the financial resources to pay a large legal settlement. It’s worth exploring when you consider how quickly legal, medical, and property damage expenses can mount— separately or in total. .