Owen Newman | Duane Morris Five Construction Risks that Rarely Make it onto the Agenda Every construction GC has three piles on their desk. A speaker at an ethics CLE early in my legal career named them. The small one up front: the work they love. The medium one in the corner: the work they… Continue reading The Invisible Pile – Five Construction Risks that Rarely Make it onto the Agenda
Construction Schedules: Why Owners Should Monitor and Care
David A. Pogorilich and Eric Goldman | Ankura Introduction: More Than Just a Contract Requirement Construction schedules take many forms, ranging from simple bar or Gantt charts to fully developed Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules prepared using tools such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project. Regardless of format, initially the schedule is intended to represent… Continue reading Construction Schedules: Why Owners Should Monitor and Care
Does Your Cloud Have a Silver Lining?
Bart Reed | Stoel Rives Top Ten legal issues to consider on data center construction projects. Data center construction presents a distinct set of legal challenges that go well beyond traditional commercial or industrial projects. The combination of sophisticated technical requirements, compressed schedules, and high financial stakes places intense pressure on construction contracts and project… Continue reading Does Your Cloud Have a Silver Lining?
Nevada’s Economic Loss Doctrine: Contract Over Tort
Lian Skaf | The Subrogation Strategist The economic loss doctrine (ELD) has been a thorn in the side of subrogation practitioners for some time. Particularly in states that enforce it strictly, an adverse ruling based on the doctrine can sometimes be an unexpected pull of the rug from under what would otherwise be a strong… Continue reading Nevada’s Economic Loss Doctrine: Contract Over Tort
Contract Exclusion Does Not Apply to Claim of Tortious Interference with Third-Party Contract
Kelsey Hunt | Wiley Rein The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, held that a contract exclusion did not bar coverage for a claim for tortious interference with contract because the insured’s liability did not arise “under the terms of” a contract. The Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Metropolis Condo.… Continue reading Contract Exclusion Does Not Apply to Claim of Tortious Interference with Third-Party Contract