Mason Rollins | BuildSmart Companies in the construction industry face the risk of disputes every day, and defending those disputes means incurring attorneys’ fees. While companies sometimes pay those attorneys’ fees out of pocket, they may be able to trigger insurance coverage — either their own policy or that of another party on the project… Continue reading The Duty for Insurance Companies to Defend Construction Disputes
Three Mistakes Businesses Make After a Slip-and-Fall Incident
Rafael Soto | Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby Perhaps your business has internal protocols that everyone is to follow when it comes to a slip and fall accident. Are these protocols really being followed or are they more like guidelines? Do you have multiple locations for your business? If you have multiple locations… Continue reading Three Mistakes Businesses Make After a Slip-and-Fall Incident
Go Your Own Way: Easier Said Than Done on Washington Construction Projects
Colm P. Nelson | Stoel Rives Abstract Ending a construction contract can trigger significant legal and practical consequences for owners and contractors. This article examines the risks that can arise when project participants decide to terminate or separate, including the differences between mutual separation, termination for cause, and termination for convenience. It also highlights the… Continue reading Go Your Own Way: Easier Said Than Done on Washington Construction Projects
Construction Defect Reform Comes to Oregon: What Developers and HOAs Need to Know
Mekdes Abate and Angela A. Hill | Summit Law Group Oregon has joined neighboring states in revisiting condominium construction-defect laws. Enacted in 2025, HB 3746 shortens the period for certain construction-defect claims while establishing new inspection and procedural requirements for homeowners associations and condominium associations. The legislation seeks to reduce long-term construction-defect litigation risk for developers while… Continue reading Construction Defect Reform Comes to Oregon: What Developers and HOAs Need to Know
Beyond the Contract: Why Extra-Contractual Remedies Matter in Construction Disputes
Slava Kiryushin, Arpan Gupta and Junaid Tariq | HFW Construction lawyers are trained to begin with the contract. So are clients. When a dispute arises, the instinctive question is usually: what does the contract say? That is often the right starting point, but rarely the end. Introduction Large construction projects operate through intricate contractual frameworks… Continue reading Beyond the Contract: Why Extra-Contractual Remedies Matter in Construction Disputes