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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

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General Liability Insurance. This type of coverage will protect your company from various liabilities , including injury claims, and cover medical expenses. General liability also protects businesses if they cause damage to a customer’s property or if any product installations go awry, like faulty plumbing that causes leaking.

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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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YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY

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Safety must be the foundation of every activity in your organization, because not only is it the keystone of productivity and profitability, but a responsibility for which you are expressly liable. Keep in mind that many liability lawsuits have arisen from negligence occurring after training; formal initial training is not enough.

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Difference Between Tort and Contract | What Is Tort |  What Is Contract | What Is Contract Law | What Is Tort Law

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A tort , in common law jurisdiction, could be a tort (other than a breach of contract) that causes an applicant to suffer loss or hurt, leading to legal liability for the one that commits the act. A contract includes many different things to concern, it may be exchanges of product, money, service, etc. Strict Liability. #1.

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Completed Operations: A Contractor’s Guide to Coverage, Cost, & More

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It is sold as an extension to your general liability insurance policy and may be required by the state you work in or the project owner. It covers the damages caused by faulty work, product failure, or other causes. However, completed operations won’t cover the cost to replace the faulty work or product itself. not in progress).

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Educators Place the Spotlight on Modular Construction

GCP Applied Technologies

For over eight years, the leading global provider of building materials has partnered with the Academy to provide needed products and educate their students. Once House #10 was delivered to the jobsite, the modules were carefully placed on its foundation, shingles and other finishing touches were then installed.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., Weyerhaeuser engaged third party defendant Permapost Products Co. Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different.

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