Know Your Contracts

By Danielle Waltz and Alexis Hailpern “Except in the middle of a battlefield, nowhere must men coordinate the movement of other men and all materials...

Project Data Retention

Recent advances in technology make project data retention an increasingly difficult, expensive, and complex proposition. Cloud-based project management platforms, remote work environments, and digital...

Public Owner’s Duty to Act in Good Faith

Decision may be helpful for contractors dealing with government entities Most contractors have worked on projects that were delayed for reasons outside their control. Many...

Pass-Through Agreements

Maximize chances for recovery By Christopher S. Drewry The shift of a project dispute into claim mode can significantly alter the dynamic of the project participants....

Cost Escalation Clauses

By Luke J. Farley and Dixie T. Wells  The construction industry has been left scrambling due to materials shortages and volatile pricing brought on by...

Crane Operator Certification Relief May Be Coming

On February 10, 2014, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule aimed at revising one of the more controversial provisions...
self-audits

How Your Voluntary Safety Audits Can Help (or Hurt) When OSHA...

Voluntary safety and health self-audits can be a critical part of any company’s regulatory compliance efforts—as well as further the overall goal of creating...
construction contract

Key Considerations in a Fixed-Price Construction Contract

Of the many concerns an owner must navigate during the pre-construction process, one of the most critical issues to be resolved is how the...
employee misconduct

Unpreventable Employee Misconduct: Series on the Affirmative Defense – Part 2

Part 2 of 4: Effective Communication Methods By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq. and Samantha V. Catone, Esq. In part one of the four-part series addressing the...

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...