Marguerite McGowan Stringer | Butler Snow You just received a complaint filed against your client in federal court. You log in to Pacer, click the “Query” tab to search for the case, and type in the series of numbers and letters that make up the case number to find the case and review the docket.… Continue reading I Don’t Always Notice The Case Number, But When I Do, I Don’t Know What It Means
Month: December 2020
Non-compliance with Change Order Requirements Dooms Differing Site Conditions Claim
D. Bryan Thomas and Amandeep S. Kahlon | Buildsmart On November 6, 2020, the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s decision dismissing a contractor’s differing site conditions claim on a sewer replacement project. In TSI Construction, Inc. v. Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, the appellate court concluded that the contractor’s failure to comply… Continue reading Non-compliance with Change Order Requirements Dooms Differing Site Conditions Claim
Deadlines. . . They’re Important. Project Owner Risks Losing Claim By Failing to Timely Identify “Doe” Defendant
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog Earlier this year I filed a complaint in a court which I won’t identify other than to say that it wasn’t the San Francisco Superior Court. Immediately upon filing the complaint the Court gave notice of a trial date. As counsel for the party bringing the action, I… Continue reading Deadlines. . . They’re Important. Project Owner Risks Losing Claim By Failing to Timely Identify “Doe” Defendant
Jury Duty? No Thanks, Say Many, Forcing Trials to be Delayed
Dave Collins | Claims Journal Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook’s home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his mid-70s who is at higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19. Philbrook and his wife, Heather Schmidt, of… Continue reading Jury Duty? No Thanks, Say Many, Forcing Trials to be Delayed
Disrupt a Broken Industry—The Industrial Construction Sandbox
Brian Sayre | Construction Executive The existing built environment structure—arguably—is antiquated and must be disrupted to meet the rapidly changing demands of the industry. The built environment struggles with labor shortages, addressing demand, sustainability needs, cost controls, affordability and efficiency gains. Even with the advancement of emerging technology trends, the construction industry still lags behind… Continue reading Disrupt a Broken Industry—The Industrial Construction Sandbox