Neil Riddle and Brent Burger | Construction Executive | July 8, 2019 New technologies are redefining how to plan, build and deliver the full spectrum of construction projects. Automation, software and new processes are changing the construction industry in unprecedented ways, and construction management is evolving along with it. Construction companies are adapting—using innovative tools… Continue reading Safety, Technology Combine to Change the Construction Conversation
Category: Personal Injury
In Utah, It’s Obvious What’s Open and Obvious
Mark Morris | Snell & Wilmer | July 5, 2019 There is good news for contractors in Utah who take care to appropriately mark, sign and warn of hazards. Of course it does not mean they will avoid being sued. But in Coburn v. Whitacker Construction Co., 2019 UT 24, the Utah Supreme Court recently reaffirmed… Continue reading In Utah, It’s Obvious What’s Open and Obvious
Claims for Negligence? Duty to Defend Triggered
Michael S. Levine | Hunton Andrews Kurth | June 19, 2019 On June 17, 2019, the First Circuit held that an insurer’s duty to defend was triggered because the underlying complaint set forth claims that required a showing of intent as well as claims that sought recovery for conduct that “fits comfortably within the definition of an… Continue reading Claims for Negligence? Duty to Defend Triggered
Alarm Cries Wolf in California Case Involving Privette Doctrine
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | April 17, 2019 It’s one of the most quoted phrases in legal history: “Shouting fire in a [crowded] theater.” It comes from the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1919 decision in Schenck v. U.S. and has come to stand for the proposition that not all speech, in particular dangerous speech, is… Continue reading Alarm Cries Wolf in California Case Involving Privette Doctrine
Sox Are ‘Slippery When Wet’: Contractor May be Liable for Injury Caused by Work Installed According to Customer Specifications
Amandeep S. Kahlon | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | March 21, 2019 An Illinois appellate court recently addressed the scope of negligence liability for a slip and fall injury on a newly installed roof at the Chicago White Sox Stadium. In 2013, a maintenance employee slipped on the roof at the stadium and suffered… Continue reading Sox Are ‘Slippery When Wet’: Contractor May be Liable for Injury Caused by Work Installed According to Customer Specifications