Ransomware Alert

By Christopher Scott D’Angelo Many contractors and other businesses do not even think about it and if they do, they think it is something only...

Consider a Red Team

Contractors seek out projects, bid and bargain for them, and once awarded, staff and manage them, close them out, then repeat the process. What...

Let’s Be Clear

The goal of contract drafting is to create a written instrument that leaves no doubts regarding the parties’ obligations; however, construction contracts often contain...

Supervisor’s Misconduct Not Sufficient to Impute Liability

In construction cases, often a question of vicarious liability arises when a supervisor, whose conduct and knowledge may generally be imputed to the employer...

Documentation 101

Sometimes disputes are simply unavoidable. Whether addressed at the project level or through litigation, construction disputes often involve a series of interrelated, complex issues...

Standard of Care

By William S. Thomas These words by artist, architect, and designer Eero Saarinen—always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context—challenge modern...
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Everyone in the “Hot Tub”— Experts Only

More and more, we try to get creative with ways to resolve disputes. Years ago, the construction industry and construction lawyers realized that litigation...

Zika is Now an OSHA Issue

In August 2016, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed that there are now cases of the Zika virus, which were locally acquired from...
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Building “Green”

The environmental “green” movement has infiltrated all aspects of daily life. The mantra “reuse, reduce, and recycle” has become commonplace … from schools to...

Worksite Safety

Creating a company culture with management leading the way By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq. One of the most difficult decisions any company leader can make is...