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How to File a Lawsuit After an Injury At a Construction Site?

Construction Marketing

Defenses to a Construction Site Injury Lawsuit There are a few defenses that companies and individuals can use if you file a lawsuit against them after a construction site injury. This defense is often used in cases where the worker was not provided with proper safety equipment or where the worker did not follow safety protocols.

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Contract Void Ab Initio: Key Insights into the KBR vs. Corps of Engineers Affirmative Defense

Best Practices Construction Law

The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. Background: The contract in question, executed on July 9, 2013, was for the construction of an Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System site in Deveselu, Romania, with a firm, fixed-price amount of $134,211,592.

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Is the Best Defense Always a Good Offense?

Construction Dive

It’s an old sports cliché: the best defense is a good offense. The engineering services agreement said that in the event of a dispute, the losing party would pay the winning party’s attorney fees. In claims litigation, this strategy has been in evidence for years.

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Security in Your Construction Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Besides partnering with one of the top tier providers of cloud services in the world, our security controls and audit processes are significant and include annual “red team” penetration testing by independent, third party, defense cyber warfare experts; testing that has resulted in no major issues ever reported. Beyond the software.

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Pipe insulation proposal seeks change to plumbing codes to save energy, water

Contractor Magazine

The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry and the Natural Resources Defense Council have reached an agreement on a landmark proposal to save energy and water in new buildings. Best Practices Piping'

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Texas Court of Appeals Enforces Arbitration Agreement Provision Delegating Issues of Arbitrability to Arbitrator

Constructlaw

The contract contained an agreement to arbitrate any disputes with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The Caballeros’ petition recognized that the contract contained an arbitration agreement. LEXIS 1870, 2022 WL 839429 (Mar. Taylor appealed. Full Opinion (PDF).

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

LEED Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. However, the Department of Defense Appropriation Act precludes expenditure of funds on contracts in excess of $1 Million that require subcontractors and employees to consent to arbitration. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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