George M. Nicholos | Vandeventer Black | December 7, 2018 Recently the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Dodge Data & Analytics and other allied construction industry parties conducted research to identify the top sources of uncertainty in design and construction along with best practices for managing associated risk. And the top (7) are: Owner-driven… Continue reading Top 7 Sources Of Uncertainty In Building Design And Construction
Month: February 2019
Supreme Court Settles Age-Old Arbitrability Debate
William G. Geisen | Stites & Harbison | February 20, 2019 Many construction contracts designate arbitration as the means to adjudicate disputes which are not resolved through executive negotiation, mediation or some alternate method. Occasionally, a question arises whether the claim falls within the scope of the arbitration clause. In other words, the parties debate… Continue reading Supreme Court Settles Age-Old Arbitrability Debate
Contractor Acted as an Unlicensed Public Adjuster, Notwithstanding Assignment of Claim and Benefits
Christina Phillips | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 22, 2019 Just last week, the Iowa Court of Appeals in 33 Carpenters Construction, Inc. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company,1 held that 33 Carpenters, a contractor who was the assignee of a hail and wind storm claim, acted as an unlicensed public adjuster. 33 Carpenters, a home-repair… Continue reading Contractor Acted as an Unlicensed Public Adjuster, Notwithstanding Assignment of Claim and Benefits
“Design” and “Performance” Specifications: A Recipe Book
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | February 19, 2019 In Berkeley Cement, Inc v. Regents of the University of California, Case Nos. F073455 and F073586 (January 7, 2019), the 5th District Court of Appeals examined the difference between “design” specifications and “performance” specifications on a University of California project in Merced, California. The Berkeley Cement… Continue reading “Design” and “Performance” Specifications: A Recipe Book
Summary of California Property Insurance Legislation Enacted in 2018
Victor Jacobellis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 20, 2019 California residents were not spared from disaster in 2018. Instead, devastating wildfires continued, which included the biggest and most devastating wildfires to ever ravage California. The continued disasters were more frequent and begun much earlier during California’s prolonged dry period. The number and… Continue reading Summary of California Property Insurance Legislation Enacted in 2018