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Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable for Negligence, Trespass and Nuisance

Construction and Infrastructure Law

The jury’s liability findings apply to a broader class of owners, whose damages will need to be individually proven in a yet-to-be defined second phase of proceedings. In California, for example, there is no intent element, and inverse condemnation claims are strict liability claims. City of Sacramento , 10 Cal. ORS 31.730(1).

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Moving from Design-Build, DB, to Integrated Project Delivery, IPD

Building Information Management

They are carrying so much risk that they can’t afford any of the potential interference, delay, or scope escalation that comes from involving a client in the back-room discussions. She recently discussed this topic at both the San Diego and Sacramento chapters of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA).

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years. The credit is 20 percent of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability.

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