Jihee Ahn | Harris Bricken When issues come up, most of our international clients believe filing a lawsuit is the only answer. Unfortunately, the United States litigation process is often complicated and expensive – there will be an exchange of information and documents, the taking of depositions, and probably some motion practice along the way… Continue reading U.S. Litigation Basics – What Are Your Options?
Category: Construction Law
The Seventh Circuit Clarifies The Role Rejection Of Settlement Offers Plays In Determining Attorney Fee Awards
Lucas Kowalczyk | Proskauer Rose The Seventh Circuit recently clarified an important distinction between offers of judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 and non-Rule 68 offers of settlement, and explained the role rejection of such offers plays in reducing statutory attorney fee awards. Rule 68 was created to encourage settlements. It limits the… Continue reading The Seventh Circuit Clarifies The Role Rejection Of Settlement Offers Plays In Determining Attorney Fee Awards
2022 Construction Industry Legislative Update
Brett Henson | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick The 2022 [Florida] Legislative Session saw a number of bills signed into law, effective July 1, 2022, which impact the construction industry. Below is a summary of key changes. Building Regulation (Ch. 2022-136) Chapter 2022-136 (“Building Regulation”) includes several changes intended to streamline the building permit process, by expanding… Continue reading 2022 Construction Industry Legislative Update
Jury Trials: A COVID Update
Joshua Lane | Ahlers Cressman & Sleight Budd v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc., — Wn. App. 2d –, 505 P.3d 120 (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). (1) Courts must ensure that juries are randomly selected to provide a fair and impartial jury. (2) While the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit the systematic exclusion of distinctive groups from… Continue reading Jury Trials: A COVID Update
Expert Can be Questioned on a Construction Standard, Even if Not Relied Upon
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog It’s not uncommon in construction defect litigation for each side retain one or more experts to give their opinion as to whether something was constructed in accordance with the standard of care. This usually results in what we legal practitioners call a “battle of the experts.” The California… Continue reading Expert Can be Questioned on a Construction Standard, Even if Not Relied Upon