Denise H. McClelland – October 31, 2012 The Kentucky Court of Appeals held, in September 2012, that a general contractor is liable for unsafe lighting on a temporary walkway until the owner of the project accepts the work. At the request of a hospital owner, the general contractor built a pedestrian walkway from the hospital… Continue reading General Contractor Remains Liable for Property Safety until Owner Accepts the Project
Category: Construction
Recent Trends In Asbestos Litigation – Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Sheila Doyle Kelley and Allison N. Fihma – October 29, 2012 Almost 40 years after the first asbestos personal injury lawsuit was filed, asbestos litigation continues apace. The largest mass tort in U.S. history is showing no signs of slowing down instead the litigation continues to morph, finding new types of plaintiffs and new categories… Continue reading Recent Trends In Asbestos Litigation – Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Will the use of IPD Suffer from the Technology that Supports IPD?
Stanley A. Martin – October 24, 2012 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), although one of the bigger news-making concepts in the construction industry of late, remains more talked-about than accomplished. Estimates suggest less than 40 such projects in the US, so there have probably been more seminars about IPD than actual projects! And now, developments in… Continue reading Will the use of IPD Suffer from the Technology that Supports IPD?
USA Today and U.S.G.B.C. Spar Over Green Building
The newspaper USA Today has flipped Kermit the Frog’s colorful lamentation “It ain’t easy being green” and taken aim at the U.S. Green Building Council (“U.S.G.B.C.”) by asking the pointed question, “In U.S. building industry, is it too easy to be green?” [1] The USA Today article stated that more than 200 governing bodies in… Continue reading USA Today and U.S.G.B.C. Spar Over Green Building
Claim for Damages for Defective Work
John A. Stewart – October 1, 2012 Dr. John and Christine Taylor contracted with Randy Rivera to prepare plans for the construction of a new home in Crowley, Louisiana. Leger Construction, LLC was the general contractor. Post-Tension Slabs, Inc. built the foundation. Roy Carubba, an engineer, contracted with Post-Tension to design the foundation. Defects were… Continue reading Claim for Damages for Defective Work