P. Wesley Lambert | Brouse McDowell | August 25, 2016 [Note: This article is based upon talking points from a Webinar presentation given by P. Wesley Lambert on June 30, 2016. If you are interested in viewing the Webinar, please click the following link:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByL50atTp8rOZ05qc2xwaTMtajQ] Construction projects, and by extension, construction disputes can be high stakes… Continue reading Ten Essential Ways to Protect Yourself During a Construction Project
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Construction 2016: Trends
Who’s Who Legal | May 2016 While the global construction industry is beginning to gain pace once more, the after-shocks of the global financial crisis are still being felt by the law firms and practitioners tending to the industry. Cost-conscious, sophisticated clients are the new norm, challenging the legal market to adapt to their needs… Continue reading Construction 2016: Trends
10 Things you Need to Know About Expert Evidence
Gregory Buckley | Eversheds LLP | April 18, 2016 The requirement for expert evidence is almost taken for granted in construction and engineering disputes. It is assumed that the technical nature of the issues will be sufficiently complex that the court will need specialist input to understand them, and that such input will be required… Continue reading 10 Things you Need to Know About Expert Evidence
Contractors Beware – Maryland’s Economic Loss Doctrine is Alive and Well
Saul Ewing | February 23, 2016 Summary Maryland recently reaffirmed application of the “economic loss doctrine” to damages sought in construction disputes in Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. v. Rummel Klepper & Kahl, LLP, No. 496, Sept. Term 2014, 2016 WL 360875 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Jan. 28, 2016). Thus, while some jurisdictions permit a contractor’s… Continue reading Contractors Beware – Maryland’s Economic Loss Doctrine is Alive and Well
Mediation in Construction Disputes: Building Bridges
Jack Rosati, Jr. | Bricker & Eckler LLP | February 12, 2016 Risk is the fertile soil upon which compromise grows. In order to most effectively mediate a construction matter, the mediator must be able to convince the parties of their risk, both with regard to the outcome at trial and with regard to the costs… Continue reading Mediation in Construction Disputes: Building Bridges