I was working in our Virginia office this past week and was amazed at the amount of highway construction at and around Tyson’s Corner. What also caught my attention was the progress of the 495 Express Lanes project, which includes the construction of high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes that will operate on the I-495/Capital Beltway.
Tennessee Adopts New “Loser Pays” Rule
Today’s guest post is by J. Matthew Kroplin, a fellow attorney at Stites & Harbison PLLC. Matthew is a member of the Business Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Service Groups. He represents and advises clients in the areas of business and commercial litigation, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, and construction law. Matthew has represented a
End of the Road for One Highway Contractor’s Claim
Words matter. Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Tennessee released its decision in a construction dispute between Ray Bell Construction Company and the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Where the contractor won the first two rounds at the trial court and intermediate appellate court levels, TDOT prevailed in the final appeal.
The Dispute. The primary issue in
ULI Nashville Highlights Emerging Trends in Real Estate
A few weeks ago I received my diploma in "moderating panels for non-profit groups that support research and education in real estate and urban land use" when I received call from Nashville ULI to moderate a local panel on the emerging trends in the real estate market. Lucky me! Lucky them!
This morning, ULI Nashville presented
Local Construction Laborer Thankful This Season
We all need to hear stories of determination, hope and recovery. It’s what the construction industry as a whole wants to see happen. It’s what our economy needs to see happen. It’s what local construction laborer Rodney Johnson embodies.
From our friends at Trojan Labor in Nashville, I wanted to share a great interview with
Ghostly Voice: “Tennessee Supreme Court Addresses Non-Delegable Duties to Subcontractors”
Happy Halloween! Today’s post is not about ghosts, ghouls and goblins, though. It’s much scarier … it’s about contractors, subcontractors and insurance companies! (….shriek….)
In a noteworthy decision issued last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that all construction contracts have an implied duty on part of the contractor to perform in
Tennessee Road Builders Raise $50,000 at Mid-Year Convention
Last night, I attended a dinner and auction of the Tennessee Road Builders Association Mid-Year Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. It is always great to catch up with some many friends … many of whom I met only six months ago while presenting as a speaker at the Annual Meeting in Kauia, Hawaii. The food
Kentucky Supreme Court Adopts the Economic Loss Doctrine
Owners, contractors, and subcontractors in Kentucky should carefully review their legal claims given a recent Kentucky Supreme Court decision. On June 16, 2011, the Court joined the majority of other states and adopted what is commonly know as the economic loss doctrine. Now, claims against suppliers for product defects are legally limited to the parties&rsquo
The Devil Went Down to Georgia: New Immigration Law for Public Projects
A few of my favorite parts of a holiday picnic are: kids running through sprinklers, very cold watermelon, crispy hot dogs, and the Charlie Daniels Band blaring over the speakers. (… yep, the devil went down to Georgia … he was looking for a soul to steal …) I do not intend to
Green Roof Benefits and Risks: Music City Center in Nashville May Have Both
When asked about potential cost overruns on the Music City Center almost year ago, the Center’s representative Larry Atema stated bluntly, "There aren’t going to be any." True to that commitment, Anne Paine of the Tennessean reported this past weekend that the Center’s "green roof has grown less green."
According to the article