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Segal McCambridge

New York Labor Law Appellate Division Round-Up

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Issues involved with construction accidents in New York are very fact-specific, and it is important to obtain testimony and evidence of all aspects of the construction project to try and defeat a summary judgment motion....more

Marshall Dennehey

Competent, Substantial Evidence Is the Name of the Game in Construction Disputes

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Q.D.S. Development, Inc. v. National Lining Systems, Inc., 2024 WL 357984 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 31, 2024) - It is common in construction disputes between sophisticated parties for the parties to agree to engage in a bench trial,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Damages in Construction Claims: Are “Actual Costs” Actually Required?

The golden standard for the measure of damages in a construction case alleging defective or incomplete work are the actual costs of completion or repair. That is to say, if there is a breach (or multiple breaches) of quality...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

California Court Enters Summary Judgment Against Plaintiff Who Failed To Prove Vicarious Liability

A court in the Northern District of California recently granted a defense motion for summary judgment, finding that the defendants were not vicariously liable for a subcontractor’s supposed TCPA violations because the record...more

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Warning from the U.K. court against rubber-stamping timesheets

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The recent U.K. judgment Premier Engineering (Lincoln) Ltd v MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd [2020] EWHC 2484 (TCC) provides some useful practical insights into the court’s approach to handling timesheet evidence and examining...more

Snell & Wilmer

California Clarifies Subcontractor Substitution Hearing Procedures and Standard of Review

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The new year brings us some clarification regarding due process and sufficiency of the evidence necessary to support a subcontractor substitution on a California public works project. The case of note is JMS Air Conditioning...more

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General Contractors' Workers' Compensation Plan Bars Personal Injury Claims Against Subcontractor

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On July 13, 2017, Houston's Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. v. Lee, 2017 WL 2986856, reversed a $43.5 million jury verdict for a superintendent who lost a leg after a crane collapsed at a...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Appellate Court Notes

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Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19516 - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. SC19516 Concurrence - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. SC19516 Concurrence - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. ...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Summer Tendering Update: Reasonable Expectations and Negative Contingencies

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A recent decision from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and Court of Appeal in Elan Construction considered and clarified two aspects of tendering law....more

Snell & Wilmer

Under Construction - March 2013

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In This Issue: - Letter From the Editor - Tips for Presenting, Analyzing and Resolving Delay and Impact Claims - The Ever-Shrinking Federal Budget: Preparing for Contract Cut-Backs - Colorado Court of...more

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