Court Denies Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss Collapse Claim

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii    Facing yet another collapse claim based upon alleged poorly mixed cement, the Federal District Court in Connecticut denied the insurer’s motion to dismiss. Oliveria v. Safeco Ins Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147256 (D. Conn. Aug. 29, 2019).     In 1993, the insureds’ purchased their home that… Continue reading Court Denies Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss Collapse Claim

Overview of the ConsensusDocs® 900 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Agreement and General Conditions

Jason Ebe | Snell & Wilmer Many of our readers are aware of the ConsensusDocs family of construction industry contract templates from prior articles in this newsletter as well as our seminars to clients and industry groups. These templates have been developed through a collaborative effort of organizations representing a wide cross-section of the design… Continue reading Overview of the ConsensusDocs® 900 Public-Private Partnership (P3) Agreement and General Conditions

Construction Needs Collaborative Planning

Aarni Heiskanen | AEC Business What makes construction different from manufacturing is its dynamic nature. Unlike a systemized production plant, a construction site is a mesh of interconnected processes that are far from optimized. The traditional top-down planning practice does not solve problems on the construction site, as recent research reveals. Making planning collaborative is… Continue reading Construction Needs Collaborative Planning

Tips for Mediation of the Toughest Construction Disputes

Richard Erickson | Snell & Wilmer Settlement of a complex construction dispute at mediation can mean the end to sleepless nights for our clients. Resolution at mediation avoids the unpredictable risks and inordinate costs of seeing a dispute through to the merits. But mediation often can be as daunting as seeing it through to the… Continue reading Tips for Mediation of the Toughest Construction Disputes

No. 2 of the Top 10 Horrible, Terrible, No Good Mistakes Lawyers Make in Mediations

David K. Taylor | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings This post is a continuation of the 10 most horrible, terrible, no good, “bang your head against the door” mistakes that I have seen lawyers make before, during and after mediations in which I was the mediator. As stated in previous posts, it takes more than throwing… Continue reading No. 2 of the Top 10 Horrible, Terrible, No Good Mistakes Lawyers Make in Mediations

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