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

Construction Marketing

You may wonder if you have legal recourse if you have been injured while working at a construction site. Help with negotiations This can be difficult, as insurance companies are often reluctant to pay large settlements. Contributory negligence This defense says that you were partially to blame for your injuries.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Legal scholars can have at it. 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. And such is a big deal in this consideration when the Department of Defense is the largest owner of green buildings.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Consulting with the company’s legal counsel about difficult or special problems, such as search warrants or subpoenas. Being courteous and polite, but firmly exercising the company’s legal rights. Unlike non-supervisory employees, the statements and admissions of a supervisor may legally bind the company.

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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms. An indemnification clause should provide for the defense of an indemnified party in addition to the recovery of damages.

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

Best Practices Construction Law

In a payment dispute between the subcontractor and contractor, the contractor argued that the “pay if paid” clause provided an absolute defense to payment. It is worth the effort to seek legal advice from an attorney in your jurisdiction about these issues prior to drafting and executing contracts with other parties.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

d) An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (task order) contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive, bilateral orders (i.e., through discussions and negotiations. d) Negotiations. (1) 1) Negotiations on orders $100,000 or more may not begin without an Independent Government Estimate (IGE). (2)

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses

Best Practices Construction Law

In a payment dispute between the subcontractor and contractor, the contractor argued that the “pay if paid” clause provided an absolute defense to payment. It is worth the effort to seek legal advice on these issues prior to drafting and executing contracts with other parties. However, in Thomas J.