Construction contracts often include a “no damage for delay” clause that denies a contractor the right to recover delay-related costs and limits the contractor’s remedy to an extension of time for noncontractor-caused delays...more
12/12/2019
/ Acceleration ,
Claim Procedures ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Contractors ,
Cost Recovery ,
Damages ,
Delay Claims ,
Development Approval Extensions ,
No Damage For Delay ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market
Chinese Hosp. Ass’n v. Jacobs Eng’g Grp., Inc., 2019 BL 330340, 2 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 03, 2019) -
This case arises out of the alleged breach of contract and defective design for the construction of a new hospital in San...more
10/25/2019
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Breach of Contract ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
License Agreements ,
Waiver of Rights
In recent years, California has experienced the worst wildfires in its history, devastating the state and setting record-breaking highs. In just 2018 alone, the wildfires across California took 106 lives and burned more than...more
5/29/2019
/ Competitive Bidding ,
Construction Contracts ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Delay Claims ,
Emergency Rule ,
Federal Contractors ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Loss Prevention ,
Natural Disasters ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Public Contracts ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Public Projects ,
Wildfires
Westfield Ins. Co. v. Weaver Cooke Constr., LLC, 2019 BL 129431 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 11, 2019) -
This case arises out of the alleged defective construction of a condominium complex in North Carolina. In 2009, the developer on...more
Dep’t of Transp. v. Seattle Tunnel Partners, 2019 BL 36988, 2 (Wash. App. Div. 2 Feb. 05, 2019) -
On January 8, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the State of Washington reversed and remanded in part a trial court’s grant of...more
3/14/2019
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Terms ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Design-Build ,
Discovery ,
Indemnification ,
Negligence ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Public Projects ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
State Contractors ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment ,
Transportation Industry