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Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Supreme Court Petitioned to Overturn 8th Circuit’s Holding on Architectural Plans that Upends “Standard Marketing Practices” in Real Estate Industry
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Supreme Court Petitioned to Overturn 8th Circuit’s Holding on Architectural Plans that Upends “Standard Marketing Practices” in Real Estate Industry
Design-Build: Everything That Was Old Is New Again
How To Be A Project Advocate By Diffusing Adjacent Neighbor Tensions
Construction Lien Law: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Company
Whether you love them, hate them or this is your first-time hearing of them, the AIA form document set, created by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), are the most widely used forms in the construction industry today....more
Some construction industry commentators have urged a more integrated approach to design and construction, with equitable risk sharing and an effort to ensure that project design will benefit from the experience of companies...more
The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in Gaston County Board of Education v. Shelco, LLC, et al that has the potential to significantly impact the time limits for claims on construction projects....more
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Contract Documents program recently released a limited number of state-specific Sworn Construction Statements and Lien Waiver and Release forms for use on construction projects. At...more
For most in the industry, when we think about a standard construction contract, we envision the construction documents being drafted by the architect and other design consultants. We tend to view the project as...more
Design-build (DB) means a firm is responsible to a public owner for both the design and construction of a project. The procurement process for public design-build projects is set forth in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) and Ohio...more
Design delegation—when a construction contractor assumes responsibility for project design—can expose contractors to increased liability. In this episode, Randy Ruff and Jonathan Mraunac discuss how design delegation can...more
When we think of delays on a construction project, the first inquiry is to identify the turtle—the one party holding up progress or causing the delay. Many times, the parties’ contract will dictate whether the contractor can...more
In recent months, the Northern District of Mississippi has grappled with how to interpret waivers of subrogation in American Institute of Architects (AIA) construction industry contracts and, specifically, how they apply to...more
Out-of-state contractors and design professionals working on projects in Georgia should consider including venue selection clauses in their contracts. Under O.C.G.A. § 14-2-510(b)(4), venue for tort actions lies “in the...more
The American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) revises its standard contract forms every ten (10) years and, in April 2017, released some of the revised documents for 2017. An additional 18 forms will be released later in...more
Roughly every 10 years, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) updates its construction contract documents, which are among the most widely used and accepted forms in the construction industry, to reflect legal and...more
[This is Part II of a four-part series discussing the new AIA 2017 forms. Part I discussed the agreements between the Owner and Contractor (A101-2017 and A102-2017); Part III will discuss the Owner—Architect forms (B101-2017,...more
When building a construction project in Virginia, it is essential that you understand the obligations and supporting legal principles for each of the parties involved in the Project. You cannot make an informed judgment of...more
At the end of last month, the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) released several revised documents including the primary agreements between the owner and contractor and the owner and architect. Many of the revisions...more