Time Is Money

Construction Law Recognizes That “Time Is Money”

A contractor’s ability to make a steady profit depends not just on the ability to complete projects, but on the ability to complete them within...
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Building Blocks of Construction Contracts

This article highlights common, but often overlooked, terms routinely found in construction contracts. Understanding how each clause operates is critical to protecting your rights...

Droning On

By Christopher S. Drewry and Jeffrey M. Kraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)—more commonly referred to as drones—have seen rapid growth in use across a variety...

When All Goes Awry

Something goes wrong—perhaps the collapse of a structure during construction, the serious injury of an employee on the job, or an accident with a...
Unpreventable employee misconduct

Unpreventable Employee Misconduct: Series on the Affirmative Defense

Part 3 of 4: Self-Inspection By Anthony M. Kroese, Esq. and Samantha V. Catone, Esq. In parts one and two of this 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...

U.S. Supreme Court: We Take Forum Selection Seriously, Even If It...

In the past, contractors may not have paid much attention to whether their contracts contained forum selection clauses to govern contractual disputes, but thanks...
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Protection Liability

Vetting commercial general liability protection against construction defect claims There is nothing new about general contractors including terms in their subcontracts that require subcontractors to...

OSHA Expands “Reportable” Incidents in Final Rule

On September 18, 2014, OSHA published in the Federal Register a 60-page Final Rule changing requirements for Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting under...

Arbitration Expectations

By Aman Kahlon Arbitration is one of the preferred mechanisms of dispute resolution in the construction industry. Understanding how an arbitration will unfold is useful...