Blake Robinson | Davis Wright Tremaine | August 8, 2019 Under Oregon law, a contractor or subcontractor must file a construction lien within 75 days “after the person has ceased to provide labor, rent equipment or furnish materials or 75 days after completion of construction, whichever is earlier.” ORS 87.035(1). But when does the 75-day… Continue reading Oregon Court of Appeals Clarifies Timing Rule for Construction Liens
Month: August 2019
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Weighs In On “Matching”
Edward Eshoo | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 10, 2019 Last year in one of my blogposts, I wrote about Windridge of Naperville Condominium Association v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company,1 and the issue whether appraisal is appropriate to resolve a dispute over the cost of repairing physically undamaged siding of townhome buildings to remedy a mismatch… Continue reading The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Weighs In On “Matching”
Pretrial Motion Practice in Federal Court
Ian Dankelman | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 9, 2019 This blog post will describe the difference between pre-trial case dispositive motions and motions that impact the admissibility of evidence at trial. I recounted in a previous post that (1) motions to dismiss and (2) motions for summary judgment are case dispositive motions.… Continue reading Pretrial Motion Practice in Federal Court
One Way Arbitration Provisions are Enforceable in Virginia
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings | August 8, 2019 Here at Construction Law Musings, I’ve discussed arbitration clauses (pros and cons) as well as the fact that in our fair Commonwealth, contracts are enforced as written (for better or worse). A case out of the Eastern District of Virginia takes both of these observations and… Continue reading One Way Arbitration Provisions are Enforceable in Virginia
No Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Based Upon Exclusion for Contractual Assumption of Liability
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | June 5, 2019 The Supreme Court for West Virginia determined the policy’s contractual assumption exclusion barred coverage for the general contractor based upon claims of faulty workmanship. J.A. St & Assocs. v. Bitco Gen. Ins. Corp., 2019 W. Va. LEXIS 205 (May 1, 2019). … Continue reading No Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Based Upon Exclusion for Contractual Assumption of Liability