Tag: construction

Construction tip #7: Developers Should Not Rely Entirely on Standard Forms of Construction Contracts

Jeremy C. Sahn and Adam F. Haimo – Bilzin Sumberg – January 2, 2014 Anyone with experience in the construction industry knows that form construction contracts are routinely used to memorialize agreements for the construction of new projects. Standardized contract forms promulgated by various institutions are indeed an extremely valuable resource for architects, developers, contractors, and… Continue reading Construction tip #7: Developers Should Not Rely Entirely on Standard Forms of Construction Contracts

Developers and Homebuilders: the Ramifications of Yanni v. Tucker Plumbing, Inc.

Robert A. Henry – Snell & Wilmer – December 6, 2013 On November 20, 2013, Division Two of the Arizona Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Yanni v. Tucker Plumbing, Inc., 2013 Ariz. App. LEXIS 235. While the opinion was a victory of sorts for the real estate and construction industry generally in Arizona, the… Continue reading Developers and Homebuilders: the Ramifications of Yanni v. Tucker Plumbing, Inc.

Settlement Payment May Preclude Finding of Policy Exhaustion: Scottsdale v. National Union

Heather Anderson – December 11, 2013 In the last year, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado found that a settlement payment from an excess insurance carrier to another primary insurance carrier precluded a finding of vertical exhaustion sufficient to trigger the primary carrier’s duty to indemnify.  See Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. National… Continue reading Settlement Payment May Preclude Finding of Policy Exhaustion: Scottsdale v. National Union