Many construction, development, and real estate purchase agreements provide for early mediation as a condition precedent to arbitration or court litigation. Early mediation sessions usually fail, only to be followed months...more
Change orders are a fact of life for construction projects. They can be challenging even when the owner and contractor agree on the scope, price, and schedule impacts associated with the change. Change orders are far more...more
Over this past summer, our colleague Mario R. Nicholas penned an article for the Daily Journal of Commerce entitled “Can Artificial Intelligence Be Trusted to Draft a Construction Contract?” It is a great read, and we borrow...more
Did you know that a construction workplace exposure to COVID-19 can be a recordable illness if the worker is infected as a result of performing their work-related duties?...more
On March 23, 2020, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order No. 20-12 directing Oregonians to “Stay Home, Save Lives.”
Unlike “stay home” orders in some other states—which prohibit the operation of all business...more
In February 2018, the Oregon Legislature attempted to push through House Bill 4154, which would have made a general contractor liable for unpaid wages, including benefit payments and contributions, of an employee of a...more
A bill proposed in the Oregon House of Representatives threatens to fundamentally alter the relationships between contractors, their subcontractors, and their subcontractors’ employees. Under the bill, a contractor on a...more