Is Arbitration All It’s Cracked Up To Be?
In the late 1980s, early 1990s, alternative dispute resolution came on the scene and was all the rage as a means to effectively and...
Innovative Materials
By Danielle Waltz & Alexis Hailpern
We live in an age of innovation where change in our environment creates change in technology and materials. While...
Owner Concerns
By Danielle Waltz and Patrick Estill
The modern contractor is no stranger to dealing with increased building costs and delays in getting project inputs to...
Line of Defense
There are few things more crippling to the progress and budget of a project than a contractual default. Needless to say, the best preventive...
OSHA’s New Fall Protection Rule Offers Flexibility—But Will It Last
On November 18, 2016, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued its 513-page final rule modifying its requirements for walking-working surfaces (WWS), fall...
Licensing Concerns for Expanding Construction/Design Firms
By Kristine A. Kubes, J.D.
Success in business is often commensurate with growth. But growth in construction and design is loaded up with risk, due...
Weather Delays
A Few Tips on Entitlement and Quantification
Just this past month, we had substantial rain that caused flooding in many areas throughout Middle Tennessee. As...
Escalation Clauses a Continued Necessity
As we embark on another year, we are buffeted by industry analysts’ trend reports assessing years past and providing forward-looking advice. Universally, these experts...
What’s the Risk?
Most construction professionals probably would not enter a contract if they were not absolutely certain what the work was, when it needed to be...
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...