I have often wondered whether there is such a thing as too small a dispute. Well, the parties in Earl Faulkner v. Tom Emmett Construction Company (pdf) determined to take their $3,000 construction dispute to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. In the end, the Court gave some good instructions on the "first material breach" rule, which
New Policy? New Position? Riding the Waves of Change in the Workplace
You may have noticed that I recently transitioned to a new law firm this week. I am happy to announce that I have joined Stites & Harbison PLLC as a partner in the Construction Service Group and the Green Law Practice Group. The past few weeks have seemed like a tropical storm … and the
Only 19days, 4hrs, 23min, 18secs Until Last LEED AP 2.2 Test
And I only have 18 days until my test … because I am taking the test on the "second to last" day. If you are wondering why I am calling it the "last" LEED AP 2.2 test, GreenSource explains the basic requirements of the new LEED categories, including an easy-to-read chart of credentials. If you have not
RIP: The Construction Blawg
It is official. The Construction Blawg is retired. For a number of years, I maintained a construction-related blog called The Construction Blawg … which was highlighted by the ABA Journal Law News Now. While all of the posts are archived, we may have a difficult time resurrecting the content given the internal hyperlinks and coding