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

Construction Marketing

Help with negotiations This can be difficult, as insurance companies are often reluctant to pay large settlements. An experienced attorney will know how to negotiate with insurance companies and fight for the best possible settlement for you. Contributory negligence This defense says that you were partially to blame for your injuries.

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5 Tips for Filing a Roof Replacement Insurance Claim

Construction Marketing

It costs a lot to put up, mainly because it plays a significant role in your safety and security while giving you a solid defense against the effects of snow, wind, rain, heat, hail, and other elements. This having been said, here are 5 tips for filing a roof replacement insurance claim. Contact the Insurance Policy.

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#109:  Liability Insurers' Duty to Defend

NH Construction Law

When a contractor or subcontractor is sued for defective workmanship, one of his first thoughts is likely to be whether the damages are covered by his liability insurance. But if the plaintiff’s complaint also alleges some resulting property damage, however minor, the insurer is obliged to defend the lawsuit.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Home » Blogs. Department of Defense recently started using public clouds to support some of its infrastructure. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 at 3:30 pm and is filed under John Chaney Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.

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A journey through masonry reclad litigation

BD+C

The original contract documents for construction, design, and construction administration provided contractual notice requirements, forum requirements whether trial or arbitration, choice of law which is this case was Texas law, applicable standards of care for the general contractor and architect, and insurance policy coverage amounts.

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed : Recent Posts.

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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

It is often said that a payment bond surety may assert all of the contractual defenses to payment enjoyed by its principal. I promised elaboration on this question in an earlier blog (# 8). 2d 404 (1990), construing Florida law, held that general contractor’s “pay-if-paid” defense was not available to a surety.