In most states across the country, kids are headed back to school this week and next. Some are even going to law school. If you are considering a career in construction law, you will want check out my interview with Marc Luber of JD Careers Out There.
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Recovery for unreasonable delays caused by others can be based upon a breach of an implied obligation not to hinder or delay the other party’s performance. Wow, that’s a mouthful! Let’s look at an example.
In Foster & Creighton Company v. Wilson Contracting, the Tennessee Court of Appeals reviewed a case involving a project
Owners typically retain a geotechnical consultant, either directly, or indirectly though the designer. Either way, the number of borings the geotechnical consultant will take is often dependent on the funding available. It should be noted that the fewer the number of soil borings taken, the less likely that those taken will indicate properly the site
Construction is one of the riskiest businesses in the United States. It requires the coordination of many entities, which is one reason alone there are many disputes. What do you think causes construction claims and disputes?
In this tight economy, the competitive bidding system forces contractors to price their work in a way that will
I realize that these regulations and rules may be three years old, but in 2010 the EPA imposed continuing requirements on persons and entities working with lead-based paint. Recently, there have been reports of regional EPA offices seeking to investigate and audit various renovation contractors for whom the regulations would apply.
In 2008, the United
About a year ago, my wife turned vegetarian on me. I don’t have any significant objection to eating more healthy and I like the fact that she has eliminated sugar and processed foods from our pantry. However, I constantly complain about the increased costs of eating right. Not that I treat every marital conversation like
I previously blogged about the importance of using daily reports to prove construction claims.
In addition to daily reports, the following records should be prepared and maintained in the normal course of business to help prove claims and effectively manage the project:
Today’s guest post is from my good friend and law partner, M. Clark Spoden, who focuses on business litigation, labor and employment, environmental and construction law. The full article was published by Construction Executive. You can contact Clark at clark.spoden@stites.com.
Last April, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued
You don’t need to go any further than this Washington Post article to read about a delayed construction project where the parties are passing blame back and forth. The Silver Spring Transit Center is reported to be two years behind schedule and suffering from significant cost increases. No doubt the dispute will be resolved in
No doubt you have heard, read or seen reports about the sequestration process. As part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law an automatic, indiscriminate process of across-the-board budget cuts called sequestration. Earlier this week, the Washington Post had a great blog post called The Sequestration: