Antoinette Ayana – June 19, 2012 Many participants in the construction industry are affected by construction law issues to include subcontractors, builders, homeowners, contractor, business owners, and more. This area of law involves the application of several general bodies of law to industry problems. It also includes issues that result from the association of the… Continue reading Construction Law Deals With Construction and Business
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Cross Laminated Timber: Will it Sell in the US?
Cross laminated timber or CLT, was developed in Austria in the 1990’s as a structural wood building product engineered to replace steel and concrete in building construction. What is CLT ? It is laminated sheets of wood glued together much like plywood only thicker and much stronger. Why use CLT ? It is a renewal… Continue reading Cross Laminated Timber: Will it Sell in the US?
Maryland Court Holds Arbitration Clause in a Contract Partially Unenforceable
Stephen R. Freeland May 7 2012 In College Park Pentecostal Holiness Church v. General Steel Corp., Civ. No. PJM 09-2070 (D. Md.), the United States District Court for the District of Maryland struck down several portions of an arbitration clause in a standardized construction contract as unconscionable. The case was filed by the plaintiff church… Continue reading Maryland Court Holds Arbitration Clause in a Contract Partially Unenforceable
Expert Witness – Plaintiff or Defense?
May 6, 2012 By Michael Panish The first two questions that I am often asked by attorneys during deposition or trial testimony are “On what percentage of construction cases do you work for the Plaintiff?” and “On what percentage of construction cases do you work for the Defense?” It has been said that any expert that… Continue reading Expert Witness – Plaintiff or Defense?
Are your payments proper?
Becker & Poliakoff PA Edward C. Lohrer February 28 2012 The owner of any construction project runs the unfortunate risk that its general contractor will not live up to its end of the bargain. If the contractor has not been paying its sub-contractors or suppliers, the owner may wind up in a situation where it faces liability… Continue reading Are your payments proper?