Sarah Burke and D. Grayson | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig Hurricane Irma’s landfall in Florida produced an avalanche of property insurance claims throughout the state, the majority of which involved reported damage to roofs. Though many of these claims were legitimate, enterprising public adjusters, contractors, and other policyholder advocates presented claims for wind-damaged roofs when,… Continue reading Litigating Tile Roof Claims
Month: October 2022
An Inverse Condemnation Claim Arising From A Public Project’s General Construction Activities Requires A Unique, Peculiar, And Substantial Impact To Property
Jillian Friess Leivas | Nossaman When public projects are being constructed, surrounding property owners typically experience construction impacts, such as noise, dust, fumes, vibration, and road detours. Typically, absent a physical taking of property, those construction impacts are not compensable under an inverse condemnation claim unless the property owner experiences a direct, substantial, and peculiar… Continue reading An Inverse Condemnation Claim Arising From A Public Project’s General Construction Activities Requires A Unique, Peculiar, And Substantial Impact To Property
Violation of Prompt Payment Statutes is Not a Breach of Contract. But That’s Not the Most Interesting Part
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog While construction projects can get messy, they don’t get much messier than the next case, which, while involving a fairly limited legal issue, has such jaw dropping facts it’s worth a read if only to make you feel a bit better about your own project. The Clark Bros.… Continue reading Violation of Prompt Payment Statutes is Not a Breach of Contract. But That’s Not the Most Interesting Part
Significant Ruling in PFAS Litigation Could Impact Insurance Coverage
Sara C. Tilitz and Lynndon K. Groff | White and Williams Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, have served as a key component in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These “forever chemicals,” which have been associated with environmental contamination and adverse health outcomes, have garnered steadily-growing attention from regulatory authorities, the plaintiffs’… Continue reading Significant Ruling in PFAS Litigation Could Impact Insurance Coverage
New FAR Rule Mandates the Use of PLAs on Large Construction Projects
Reggie Jones | ConsensusDocs The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently published a proposed ruled that, once implemented, will require the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects with a contract value of $35 million or greater. The proposed rule revokes President Obama’s Executive Order 13502 and implements an Executive Order 14063 (E.O.… Continue reading New FAR Rule Mandates the Use of PLAs on Large Construction Projects