Peter W. Hahn | Benesch | September 25, 2019 In a close 4 to 3 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of a state statute enacted in 2016 prohibiting public authorities, including municipalities and school districts, from requiring a certain percentage of construction workers on local public construction projects to be residents… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of State Statute Prohibiting Local Residency Requirements for Public Construction Projects
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Ohio Supreme Court: All Claims for Defective Construction or Design Must Be Brought Within 10 Years of Substantial Completion
Peter Hahn | Benesch | July 19, 2019 The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled any lawsuit for defective and unsafe conditions arising from the design or construction of an improvement to real property must be brought within 10 years of substantial completion of the project—regardless of whether the lawsuit arises out of a breach of… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court: All Claims for Defective Construction or Design Must Be Brought Within 10 Years of Substantial Completion
Ohio Supreme Court Crushes “Fannie Lewis Law” in Cleveland – Reverses Court of Appeals in Hot Debate
Tara Rose and John Swansinger | Buckingham, Doolittle & Burrooughs | September 27, 2019 Ohio local hiring laws affecting contractors are destroyed, for now. Municipalities will no longer be able to force local hiring upon contractors for various jobs. This especially impacts large cities and their citizens with the ambition to work in construction. The winners are… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court Crushes “Fannie Lewis Law” in Cleveland – Reverses Court of Appeals in Hot Debate
Ohio Supreme Court Bucks Recent Trend and Holds No Coverage for Construction Defects Under Commercial General Liability Policy
Heather Howell Wright | Bradley | December 2018 The insurance coverage analysis under a commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy begins with the “insuring agreement.” The standard CGL policy provides coverage for “those sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as damages because of ‘bodily injury’ or ‘property damage.’” The standard CGL policy… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court Bucks Recent Trend and Holds No Coverage for Construction Defects Under Commercial General Liability Policy
The Importance of Careful Coverage Analysis
Heather Howell Wright | Bradley | July 2017 Ohio has joined the majority of jurisdictions in holding that a general liability policy may provide coverage for claims made by a project owner for property damage allegedly caused by the defective work of a subcontractor. In Ohio Northern Univ. v. Charles Constr. Serv., Inc., an Ohio appeals court… Continue reading The Importance of Careful Coverage Analysis