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Beyond Driver Exoneration: How Dash Cams Reduce Exposure to Nuclear Verdicts

Construction Business Owner

This trend has put any construction company that does not use best-in-class safety practices at the risk of being put out of business. A plaintiffs attorney in post-crash litigation can claim negligence if there is any failure to follow policies, procedures, or reasonable practices that find, coach, and remediate high-risk behavior.

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Removing the Mystery from Indemnity Agreements

Construction Business Owner

But if they're not structured properly, you could be at risk. The indemnity provision protects an owner or general contractor from exposure to liability if a loss occurs during construction. Read all you need to know here. . .

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Construction Risk Management: What to do when your project goes wrong

Lets Build

There is a number of parameters that you should think about and an efficient management of the risk is surely necessary. In other words, you can’t really define risk on the exact same way in every construction project. Even within the same project, there may be distinct sources of risk. Types of risk in construction.

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The Second Best Way to Mitigate Your Risk in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. In 2012, the sustainable contract provisions from the Guide were incorporated into the A201 family of agreements issued as “SP” Documents.

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Huh? Ugh! LOL: The Top Ten-tions of Construction Law and Contracts

Speaker: Matthew DeVries, Construction Law Attorney and National Blogger

The rights and responsibilities of parties involved in a construction project are mainly dependent upon the contract or agreement between them, and there is no better time than to review your contractual obligations to identify risk pitfalls, resolve tensions, and ensure success.

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

Businesses making a net zero claim like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are misleading consumers. There would have to be some agreement, that does not exist today of what it means to be net zero (e.g., The more likely and larger risk is certainly to reputation. Register today for the live virtual program.

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New P3 contract form promises to better allocate risk

Construction Dive

ConsensusDocs said it developed a new standardized public-private partnership agreement in part to lower transactional costs for small and medium-sized projects.

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