Jeffrey Kozek | Construction Executive Across the construction industry, COVID-19’s impact has caused a range of problems for contractors and projects—prolonged or intermittent work shutdowns, supply chain delays, pricing increases on materials and funding shortfalls. It has also led to court closures. The legal backlog for claims and disputes means that owners and contractors are… Continue reading Surviving the Construction Law Backlog: Nontraditional Approaches to Resolution
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Statutory Offer to Compromise – A Potential Pitfall for CA Contractors, With a Way Out
Ian Williamson | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani A statutory offer to compromise a case is a common tool in litigation in California. Under CCP section 998, a party can make an offer to the opposing party. If that offer is not accepted, the case goes to trial, and the recipient does not do better at… Continue reading Statutory Offer to Compromise – A Potential Pitfall for CA Contractors, With a Way Out
Artificial Intelligence In Construction: The Legal Implications
Joseph A. Cleves, Jr. and Zenus Franklin | Taft Stettinius & Hollister Advancements in artificial intelligence have enabled a number of technological solutions to emerge in the construction industry with the potential to improve worksite efficiency, data quality, and overall innovation. Early adoption of such technologies has inherent operational and competitive benefits, though legal risks… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence In Construction: The Legal Implications
You Can Litigate a Dispute. Just Don’t LITIGATE a Dispute.
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog Litigation can get personal. But when you’re an attorney as well as the litigant, things can get both personal as well as nasty, and this can come back to bite you as was the case in Karton v. Ari Design & Construction, Inc., Case No. B298003 (March 9, 2021), 2nd District… Continue reading You Can Litigate a Dispute. Just Don’t LITIGATE a Dispute.
The Ultimate Sanction: Dismissal as a Spoliation Remedy
Richard Maleski | Cozen O’Connor It will come as no surprise to subrogation professionals that retaining evidence for future inspection is essential to successfully prosecuting a subrogation claim. A new opinion out of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia demonstrates just how essential evidence retention is. In Nautilus Insurance Co. v. Appalachian… Continue reading The Ultimate Sanction: Dismissal as a Spoliation Remedy