Edward Federico and Kimberly Reome | HKA Case example: A 20-story apartment building is under construction in a major USA city’s downtown. The owner and general contractor established a contract with a guaranteed maximum price of $50 million and planned for a two-year construction schedule. The contractor lined up the subcontractors and started the foundation… Continue reading The Coming Wave of Construction Disputes – Supply Chain Disruptions and Material Price Increases
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When the Project Goes Wrong: Thinking Twice About Using Transactional Counsel as Disputes Counsel and Other Advice for Choosing Disputes Counsel
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan As everyone in the construction industry knows only too well, most construction projects end up in dispute. A major construction project which is not the subject of threatened or actual litigation or arbitration is a rarity. When a contentious issue arises on a construction project, whether at the project level… Continue reading When the Project Goes Wrong: Thinking Twice About Using Transactional Counsel as Disputes Counsel and Other Advice for Choosing Disputes Counsel
Top Three Construction Disputes and How to Avoid Them
Julian E. Neiser | Spilman Thomas & Battle Construction professionals sometimes feel as if it is déjà vu when it comes to disputes—and they are right. There are a handful of claim types that always seem to rear their heads, even in projects that generally are run well. This article will briefly describe those claims… Continue reading Top Three Construction Disputes and How to Avoid Them
Rising Construction Disputes Require Improved Legal Finance
Apoorva Patel | Construction Executive Construction disputes are famously high stakes, and the industry is currently experiencing an uptick in the value and number of disputes resulting from contractual obligations and third-party or force majeure incidents. While this is not entirely surprising given COVID-19’s disruption of global markets and supply chains, the numbers are noteworthy.… Continue reading Rising Construction Disputes Require Improved Legal Finance
The Independent Tort Doctrine (and its Importance)
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates A non-construction case raises an important legal principle. Here it is because it applies to construction disputes. It actually applies to many business-type disputes. It is based on what is widely referred to as the independent tort doctrine: Florida law does not allow a party damaged by a breach… Continue reading The Independent Tort Doctrine (and its Importance)