http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/ en-us Copyright 2007 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:33:56 -0600 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:38:58 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-continued-performance-clause-held-unenforceble.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-continued-performance-clause-held-unenforceble.html Construction Contracts Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:33:56 -0600 Professor Herbert Kritzer's article on "The Commodification of Insurance Defense Practice" in construction defect and other cases is a must read for attorneys representing both claimants and insured.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-defects-defective-construction-insurance-defense-practices-in-construction-defect-cases.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-defects-defective-construction-insurance-defense-practices-in-construction-defect-cases.html Construction Defects & Defective Construction Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:58:02 -0600 For lawyers, maybe so, says Professor Peter Henning in an article for the Notre Dame Journal of Law and Ethics.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/alternative-dispute-resolution-is-there-a-difference-between-honesty-and-truthfulness.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/alternative-dispute-resolution-is-there-a-difference-between-honesty-and-truthfulness.html Alternative Dispute Resolution Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:57:40 -0600 A California appellate court decision banning "binding mediation" is discussed over at May It Please the Court.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/alternative-dispute-resolution-binding-mediation-is-an-oxymoron.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/alternative-dispute-resolution-binding-mediation-is-an-oxymoron.html Alternative Dispute Resolution Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:15:01 -0600 Updated: A Mississippi federal district court has held State Farm's insurance policy form ambiguous and that State Farm must pay for wind and water damage even if tidal surge caused later caused further destruction, reports the SunHerald.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/hurricane-katrina-katrina-victims-win-round-when-federal-court-holds-the-insurance-policy-ambiguous.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/hurricane-katrina-katrina-victims-win-round-when-federal-court-holds-the-insurance-policy-ambiguous.html Hurricane Katrina Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:03:38 -0600 The Court will decide whether its earlier decision in State Farm v Campbell (i) mandates a reasonable ratio between compensatory and punitive damages when the defendants conduct was outrageous and (ii) prohibits the jury from considering the harm done to... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-claims-disputes-the-supreme-court-decides-to-revisit-the-issue-of-constitutional-limits-on-punitive-damages-updated.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-claims-disputes-the-supreme-court-decides-to-revisit-the-issue-of-constitutional-limits-on-punitive-damages-updated.html Construction Claims & Disputes Wed, 31 May 2006 23:49:33 -0600 "We shook hands on it" connotes to folks in the construction business a legally binding deals been made. Would writing the contract with one's own blood connote more?... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-taking-the-handshake-contract-to-the-ultimate-level.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-taking-the-handshake-contract-to-the-ultimate-level.html Construction Contracts Wed, 31 May 2006 22:04:55 -0600 Make the arbitration clause one-sided and give yourself, but not the other party, a way to opt out and the clause is unenforceable according to a recent ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/arbitration-how-not-to-write-an-arbitration-agreement.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/arbitration-how-not-to-write-an-arbitration-agreement.html Arbitration Tue, 30 May 2006 23:32:10 -0600 The provisions of the Act are summarized and linked to over at Construction Lawyer-Utah.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-the-federal-prompt-pay-act-sets-time-limits-for-payment-of-government-construction-contractors.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-the-federal-prompt-pay-act-sets-time-limits-for-payment-of-government-construction-contractors.html Construction Contracts Tue, 30 May 2006 23:09:14 -0600 Marc Mayerson over at the Insurance Scrawl does his usual masterful job discussing recent case law on when late notice results in forfeiture of insurance coverage.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/insurance-coverage-the-effect-of-giving-an-insurer-late-notice-on-a-otherwise-covered-construction-claim.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/insurance-coverage-the-effect-of-giving-an-insurer-late-notice-on-a-otherwise-covered-construction-claim.html Insurance Coverage Sun, 28 May 2006 22:20:57 -0600 What expert witness testimony is required to recover lost profits in construction litigation under the Daubert standard?... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/mississippi-construction-law-experts-testimony-on-lost-profits-deemed-unreliable.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/mississippi-construction-law-experts-testimony-on-lost-profits-deemed-unreliable.html Mississippi Construction Law Sun, 28 May 2006 21:58:33 -0600 An Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract (EPC) requires the contractor to bear the construction risks and to deliver a "turn-key" project.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-the-use-of-engineering-procurement-construction-contracts-for-offshore-wind-farms.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-the-use-of-engineering-procurement-construction-contracts-for-offshore-wind-farms.html Construction Contracts Fri, 26 May 2006 23:00:10 -0600 The New Jersey Law Blog provides important "how to" advice about designing a non-defective fire suppression system for a new building.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-designing-a-fire-suppression-system-for-a-new-building.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-designing-a-fire-suppression-system-for-a-new-building.html Construction Contracts Thu, 25 May 2006 02:41:36 -0600 I've joined the debate over the wisdom of the paperless office over at The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-industry-news-construction-litigationthe-paper-chase-no-more.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-industry-news-construction-litigationthe-paper-chase-no-more.html Construction Industry News Thu, 25 May 2006 02:35:42 -0600 A material breach by the owner ordinarily relieves the contractor of his duty to perform. Non-payment by the government as a material breach of contract is the subject of a Government Contracts Litigation post.... http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-when-is-owner-noncompliance-with-payment-terms-a-material-breach-of-contract.html http://www.constructionownerslawblog.com/construction-contracts-when-is-owner-noncompliance-with-payment-terms-a-material-breach-of-contract.html Construction Contracts Thu, 25 May 2006 02:16:22 -0600