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The Design Liability Hot Potato: The Spectrum Between Collaboration and Delegated Design

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The Benefits of Collaboration - In today’s construction industry, it is no secret that there is always increasing pressure to speed up schedules and to keep costs down. One key factor that can help achieve these goals is to...more

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Subrogation Defense for Contractors: What to Do When an Insurance Carrier Sues You

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A homeowner or property owner (your client or customer) files a claim with their homeowners or property insurance for damage. The insurance company then comes after you, alleging it was a construction or design defect that...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Texas-Sized Exceptions: Applicability of Chapter 59 Could Potentially Affect Contractors

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Less than a year ago, Texas Senate Bill 219, addressing liability for construction defects due to defects in design documents, went into effect and was codified as Chapter 59 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code. Where the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The Government Contractor Defense: 10 Things Contractors Need To Know

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Government contractors facing products liability suits may have a number of unique defenses available them, depending on the government’s role in the alleged act or omission giving rise to the plaintiff’s claimed harm. One...more

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Two Key Takeaways from the 35th Annual Construction Law Conference in Texas

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Earlier this month, our firm was well-represented at the 35th Annual Construction Law Conference in San Antonio, Texas. As always, the conference presented great opportunities to visit with colleagues and other construction...more

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Tennessee Construction Legislative Updates

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The Tennessee legislature recently passed the Construction Industry Payment Protection Act (“CIPPA”), SB2681/HB2706, which offers significant changes to the Tennessee construction industry. Not only does the act amend...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Florida Courts Consider Control, Not Contractual Privity, for Negligence Claims Against Design Professionals - Construction and...

Though many states require a contractor to hold a contract directly with a design professional to pursue a claim against a designer for design omissions or defects, a recent case confirms that, in Florida, contractual privity...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Statutory Pre-Suit Notice Constitutes an “Action” Under Florida’s Statute of Repose - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q3...

Most states have statutes of repose, which define the date certain for parties to assert any and all claims for construction and design related issues, and provide a final cut-off for liability with respect to a project. For...more

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Construction Case Law Update - January, 2015

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FLORIDA STATE CASES - Slavin Doctrine; Design Contracts - Under the Slavin doctrine, a subcontractor design company was not liable despite negligently designing intersection traffic lights that resulted in a fatal car...more

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