Bradford Kuhn | Nossaman Can a public entity be held liable for inverse condemnation when it fails to prevent another party from causing damage to private property? This one is pretty simple: the answer is no. In Youngsma v. City of Cypress, homeowners sued the City for inverse condemnation and public nuisance because the construction of… Continue reading Inverse Condemnation Liability Does Not Extend to Failure to Prevent Actions of Another Party
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Fire-Hardened Residential Construction: Good Practices and Emerging Technologies for Wildfire Resilience
Travis Sommerfeld, Adam Norman and Erik Fritzberg | J.S. Held Introduction As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, the construction industry is turning to advanced fire-resistant building techniques and materials to create “fire-hardened” homes that can withstand extreme heat, direct flames, and wind-driven embers. While California’s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) codes (CBC Chapter 7A) set minimum… Continue reading Fire-Hardened Residential Construction: Good Practices and Emerging Technologies for Wildfire Resilience
Bid Protests in Utah
Aron C. Beezley and Nathaniel J. Greeson | BuildSmart Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the protest process in Utah. What Rules Apply? Protests of state-level agency procurements in Utah are generally governed by Utah Code Ann. §§… Continue reading Bid Protests in Utah
Bid Protests in Arizona
Aron C. Beezley and Nathanial J. Greeson | BuildSmart Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the bid protest procedures in Arizona. Who Can File a Protest? Any interested party may file a protest challenging: How to File… Continue reading Bid Protests in Arizona
Bid Protests in Nevada
Aron C. Beezley and Nathaniel J. Greeson | BuildSmart In Nevada’s competitive public procurement landscape, contractors and vendors invest substantial time and resources to secure government contracts. When a bid is unsuccessful — especially when there’s a suspicion of procedural errors or unfair treatment — the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) provide a formal avenue for… Continue reading Bid Protests in Nevada