By Albert B. Wolf – Wolf Slatkin & Madison P.C. One of the problems which frequently troubles the construction industry is bidding mistakes. The high incidence of mistaken bids is understood by industry people who know that the bidding process is often a frenzied last-minute accumulation of ideas and numbers quickly inserted into documents and… Continue reading Mistakes in Bids
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SB 1196 lets Developers off the Hook for Shoddy Construction. : Florida Condo & HOA Legal Blog
Lisa Magill – February 10, 2012 SB 1196 is a broad attempt to return to the strict doctrine of caveat emptor (let the buyer beware), even when the buyer essentially cannot become aware of the risks associated with buying a home in a homeowners’ association. It is anti-consumer legislation. SB 1196 eliminates any notion of a home… Continue reading SB 1196 lets Developers off the Hook for Shoddy Construction. : Florida Condo & HOA Legal Blog
Piercing the Corporate Veil to Collect on Award is Outside Scope of Arbitration Clause
Liz Kramer – January 19, 2012 The highest court in the District of Columbia has held that piercing the corporate veil is outside the scope of the arbitration clause in Giron v. Dodds, 2012 WL 18574 (D.C. Ct. App. 2012). But the case’s reasoning may extend to all cases in which a party must bring… Continue reading Piercing the Corporate Veil to Collect on Award is Outside Scope of Arbitration Clause
Construction Estimating: the Odd Numbers game
Construction Estimating: the Odd Numbers game | Melissa Dewey Brumback – JDSupra.
Tornado Commission Recommends More Shelters, Tougher Building Codes
By Robin DeMonia — The Birmingham News CENTER POINT, Alabama — Weather disasters in the state might be less deadly if storm shelters were required in new mobile home parks and apartment complexes, if tougher building codes were established for homes, and if Alabamians were offered a sales tax holiday on emergency supplies. These were among… Continue reading Tornado Commission Recommends More Shelters, Tougher Building Codes