Paul Freeman and Issac D. Schabes | Crowell & Moring On October 4, 2022, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) published a Request for Information (“RFI”), seeking information “about the availability of domestically manufactured, locally sourced low-carbon construction materials” for governmentwide construction procurement. Significantly, the results of the RFI are expected to help inform how the GSA will… Continue reading Federal Government Seeks Low Carb(on) Diet for Most Construction Materials
Month: October 2022
The Credibility of Your Expert (Including Your Delay Expert) Matters in Construction Disputes
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates Here is a quote from a judge in an order after the bench trial of a complex construction dispute between a prime contractor and subcontractor on a federal project: The evidence received in this case demonstrates the dynamic nature of complicated construction projects. At every step, the details matter, and… Continue reading The Credibility of Your Expert (Including Your Delay Expert) Matters in Construction Disputes
Part of the Whole: Idaho District Court Holds Economic Loss Rule Bars Tort Claims Related to Water Supply Line that was Part of Home Purchase
Gus Sara | The Subrogation Strategist In Safeco Ins. Co. of Ill. v. LSP Prods. Grp., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139566, the United States District Court for the District of Idaho (District Court) considered whether the plaintiff’s tort claims against the manufacturer of an allegedly defective toilet water supply line were barred by the economic loss… Continue reading Part of the Whole: Idaho District Court Holds Economic Loss Rule Bars Tort Claims Related to Water Supply Line that was Part of Home Purchase
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of First-Party Property Complaint for Failure to Meet Pleading Standard
J. Kent Crocker | PropertyCasualtyFocus The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in M&M Sisters LLC v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., affirmed the district court’s dismissal of an insured’s third amended complaint against its insurance carrier for failure to state a claim for relief without further leave to amend. The plaintiffs, M&M Sisters LLC and its two owners… Continue reading Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of First-Party Property Complaint for Failure to Meet Pleading Standard
An Introduction to Collaborative Construction Contracts for Large and International Projects
Peter Kamminga | JAMS Where there is construction, there are contracts. Typically, these contracts are obtained through a competitive, hard-bid process, which is often criticized for causing adversarial relationships and driving continuous change orders and disputes. In response, collaborative project delivery models have been developed to optimize owner-contractor collaboration and focus on dispute prevention and… Continue reading An Introduction to Collaborative Construction Contracts for Large and International Projects