By Jeff Jeffrey February 17, 2012 WASHINGTON – Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, any buildings along Mississippi’s Gulf coast are ill-prepared for another significant hurricane because the state has few laws in place governing minimum building codes, according to Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety. That assessment has some industry trade groups worried, given… Continue reading Mississippi’s Lack of Building Codes Could Fuel Future Problems
Month: February 2012
7 CRITICAL MISTAKES ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS MAKE DURING PROJECT NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION THAT SABOTAGE THEIR PROJECTS & INVITE LITIGATION
Melissa Brumback – Ragsdale Liggett, PLLC The typical commercial construction lawsuit can cost an architecture or engineering firm well over $100,000 to resolve. It is not unheard of for some construction lawsuits to rise into the multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars, and, in some cases, for damages to reach into… Continue reading 7 CRITICAL MISTAKES ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS MAKE DURING PROJECT NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION THAT SABOTAGE THEIR PROJECTS & INVITE LITIGATION
Construction Renovation Contracts 101: Six Key Considerations for Proactive Nonprofit Organizations and Associations
Martha L. Perkins – February 17, 2012 One of the challenges that nonprofit organizations and associations periodically must address is renovation contracts for either owner-occupied or leased space. It is a fact of life that any organization must periodically perform small and large construction renovations — everything from building or office cosmetic work to garage… Continue reading Construction Renovation Contracts 101: Six Key Considerations for Proactive Nonprofit Organizations and Associations
5 Reasons Why You Need Arbitration for a Construction Dispute
by Melissa Dewey Brumback on February 18th, 2012 Arbitration may be a better alternative to some construction disputes, assuming that you use a qualified and skilled arbitrator or arbitration panel. Here are five benefits for using arbitration over litigation: Arbitration means that the decision maker is anexperienced industry professional instead of a lay jury. Arbitration can… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Need Arbitration for a Construction Dispute
Piercing the Corporate Veil: Help with Subcontractor Defaults
By Albert B. Wolf Attorney at Law Recently, I have had a number of calls from general contractor clients complaining that one or more of their subcontractors have gone broke, leaving a bunch of unpaid suppliers. So what do they do? There are two possible solutions that might work if their owners have personal wealth… Continue reading Piercing the Corporate Veil: Help with Subcontractor Defaults