Intoxicated Teen/Trespasser Injured On Construction Site At 3 A.M.: Are The Owner/Developer/General Contractor Liable?

Victor Metsch | Smith Gambrell & Russell If a young adult engages in an athletic competition, and is injured while playing, there may be a defense to third-party liability based upon the doctrine of “assumption of risk“. So does that defense protect a property owner where a person drinks to the point of intoxication; trespasses… Continue reading Intoxicated Teen/Trespasser Injured On Construction Site At 3 A.M.: Are The Owner/Developer/General Contractor Liable?

OSHA Issues Guidance on Prevention of COVID-19 Cases at Construction Sites

Courtney M. Malveaux | Jackson Lewis The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance for construction industry employers to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In addition to measures the agency suggests for all employers, the guidance includes a variety of preventive measures at construction sites, such as: Using Environmental Protection Agency-approved cleaning chemicals from List N or that… Continue reading OSHA Issues Guidance on Prevention of COVID-19 Cases at Construction Sites

Stop Work Orders and Construction Project Site Abandonment Series: Part 2 – Construction Project Site Abandonment

Michael Kelley | Shutts As the Novel-Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) continues to cause disruption to every aspect of society, the business world and the economy-at-large, nearly every country, state and county has issued unique lockdown, “shelter-in-place,” and similar types of orders restricting the way all of us interact with each other and perform work. As a result,… Continue reading Stop Work Orders and Construction Project Site Abandonment Series: Part 2 – Construction Project Site Abandonment

What to Do When a Worker on Your Construction Site is Diagnosed with Coronavirus

Daniel Miktus and Stacy Bercun Bohm | Akerman As the country scrambles to address the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Governors and local officials have enacted emergency orders requiring individuals to stay in their homes except for certain essential activities, and ordering “non-essential” businesses to shut down. Nearly all of these orders exempt or except the… Continue reading What to Do When a Worker on Your Construction Site is Diagnosed with Coronavirus

No Negligence Without Some Control

Alston & Bird – November 25, 2013 Construction sites are, well, construction sites. Even with good efforts to keep them tidy and organized, construction sites are likely to have some debris and materials in places other than the designated areas. But what happens when non-workers are injured at the construction site may be dependent on… Continue reading No Negligence Without Some Control

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