Gordon F. Bell – October 31, 2012 Introduction As we have discussed in previous alerts in this series, many claims can arise under international construction contracts. Of course, not all those claims end up in a formal dispute. In the last alert we described various methods for resolving disputes without the need for formal proceedings;… Continue reading Resolving International Construction Disputes – Litigation Or Arbitration?
Month: November 2012
Construction Law Client Alert : Appellate Court Clarifies When Builders Must Produce Documents In SB 800 Cases
V. Winnie Tungpagasit – November 26, 2012 In the recent case of Darling et al. v. Superior Court (Western Pacific Housing, Inc.) 2012 Cal. App. Lexis 1189 (filed November 16, 2012), the First District of the California Court of Appeal confirmed the trial court’s order staying a construction defect case because the homeowners in the… Continue reading Construction Law Client Alert : Appellate Court Clarifies When Builders Must Produce Documents In SB 800 Cases
Arbitration of Construction Defect Claims against Developer and General Contractor
Polsinelli Shughart PC – October 16, 2012 Denver District Court orders arbitration of construction defect claims in Glass House Residential Association v. Alta Riverfront LLC et al, no. 2012CV1531. The Glass House ruling provides direction for developers and general contractors to choose a preferred method of dispute resolution for construction defect claims. The Denver District… Continue reading Arbitration of Construction Defect Claims against Developer and General Contractor
Will the use of IPD Suffer from the Technology that Supports IPD?
Stanley A. Martin – October 24, 2012 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), although one of the bigger news-making concepts in the construction industry of late, remains more talked-about than accomplished. Estimates suggest less than 40 such projects in the US, so there have probably been more seminars about IPD than actual projects! And now, developments in… Continue reading Will the use of IPD Suffer from the Technology that Supports IPD?
USA Today and U.S.G.B.C. Spar Over Green Building
The newspaper USA Today has flipped Kermit the Frog’s colorful lamentation “It ain’t easy being green” and taken aim at the U.S. Green Building Council (“U.S.G.B.C.”) by asking the pointed question, “In U.S. building industry, is it too easy to be green?” [1] The USA Today article stated that more than 200 governing bodies in… Continue reading USA Today and U.S.G.B.C. Spar Over Green Building