BD+C
APRIL 16, 2014
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that distinct portions of a mixed-used building may be treated as distinct and different structures under the state building code. The ruling clarifies more than 40 years of sometimes contradictory decisions. Codes Codes and Standards'
Construction Specifier
JULY 30, 2021
A failing anchor is laden with potential liability for risks to property and personal injury. Figure 1: Coated aluminum fin assemblies mounted to a concrete parking structure in Southwest Boston, Massachusetts. Proper material selection.
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NH Construction Law
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
The New Hampshire Supreme Court implicitly assumed applicability of the statute of limitations to arbitration proceedings in Metropolitan Property and Liability Insurance Co. 1976); Massachusetts, Carpenter v. . § 1 et seq. , nor New Hampshire’s state arbitration act, RSA 542 , mentions the statute of limitations.
NH Construction Law
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
on a $7,650 verdict under a Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute). In the construction setting, however, that type of severability is rare; it will almost always turn out that “the evidence necessary to prove liability under one theory was also relevant to proving liability under the other theory,” id.
NH Construction Law
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020
The duty to preserve material evidence extends not just to documents and records, but also to physical items (for instance, in a products liability case the defective product itself). In a Massachusetts Superior Court case, 333 Massachusetts Avenue Limited Partnership v. But what about a building under construction?
NH Construction Law
MAY 20, 2023
The Court relied on the general rule of contract law that “Where a promisor ‘prevents or hinders’ fulfillment of a condition which otherwise would have been fulfilled, ‘performance of the condition is excused’ and the promisor’s liability is ‘fixed’ regardless of the condition’s non-fulfillment.”
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
Massachusetts. O’Malley signed legislation authorizing a referendum to approve expanded gambling. If approved, the measure will allow a new casino to be built in Prince George’s County. Patrick signed new legislation that expands incentives and opportunities for developing renewable power generation.
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