John Dannecker | Construction Executive Bart Smith is the Senior Project Manager for Simply Best, a general contracting firm. He has been assigned to serve as the liaison with outside counsel in a lawsuit against Holly’s Harleys, a project owner who contracted with Best for the construction of a motorcycle showroom. Best filed suit in… Continue reading Virtual Jury Trials of Construction Disputes: The Necessary Union of Both Sides of the Brain
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Court Finds that Subcontractor Lacks Standing to Appeal Summary Judgment Order Simply Because Subcontractor “Might” Lose at Trial Due to Order
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog Cases sometimes take unanticipated twists and turns. Atlas Construction Supply, Inc. v. Swinerton Builders, Case No. D076426 (January 26,2021), involving a tragic construction accident, a motion for summary judgment, a motion for good faith settlement, and a stipulated dismissal, is one of those cases. The Accident Swinerton Builders was the… Continue reading Court Finds that Subcontractor Lacks Standing to Appeal Summary Judgment Order Simply Because Subcontractor “Might” Lose at Trial Due to Order
Attorneys’ Fee Clauses are Engraved Invitations to Sue
Dave McLain | Colorado Construction Litigation As we start another trip around the sun, hopefully you are in the process of updating your form contracts, including purchase and sale agreements and express written warranties. Because the law and litigation landscape continually changes, it is a good practice to periodically update the forms you use in… Continue reading Attorneys’ Fee Clauses are Engraved Invitations to Sue
A Virtual Hearing Is A Real Hearing
Paul D. Selver adn Jeffrey L. Braun | Kramer Levin Almost overnight, many aspects of our economic and civic life went virtual last spring as the city and state responded to the COVID-19 crisis. While it was late getting up and running, the city’s all-important land-use review process – the way the city considers proposals… Continue reading A Virtual Hearing Is A Real Hearing
Seven Trends That Impact Commercial Construction Litigation in 2021
Jeffrey Kozek and E. Mitchell Swann | Construction Executive 2021 stands to bring sizeable change to the commercial construction industry as trends that had been on the horizon meet the impact of the pandemic. That means it will be even more important for architects, engineers, contractors and owners to prioritize revisiting their project plans as… Continue reading Seven Trends That Impact Commercial Construction Litigation in 2021