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Ensuring Efficient Arbitration of Construction Disputes Involving Mechanic’s Liens

by Robert G. Campbell, Trevor B. Potter | Jan 21, 2020
Dispute Resolution | Legal and Regulatory

Contractors can minimize risk by knowing whether an arbitrator has authority to make factual determinations on the amount and validity of mechanic’s liens, and whether courts are bound by these determinations.

Forethought Is Key to Overcoming Construction Calamities

Here’s a lesson on what not to do when something is not right on a construction project. The right insurance policies and due diligence on the general contractor's part could have averted a tragedy.

Tips for Drafting Construction Contracts

by Stuart Rosen | Jan 18, 2020
Contracts | Legal and Regulatory

Contractors must negotiate construction contracts with care and precision or they may not receive the terms and conditions they thought they had negotiated.

Tall Mass Timber Buildings Now Possible Under 2021 IBC Code Changes

by Kenneth Bland | Jan 7, 2020
Legal and Regulatory | Manufacturing | Markets | Regulations

The ICC approved 17 changes to the 2021 editions of the IBC and International Fire Code, allowing for mass timber buildings up to 18 stories. With the addition of three new mass timber construction types, this is the first time significantly new construction types have been added to the code.

ConsensusDocs vs. AIA: Which Contract Is Best for Contractors?

by Kenneth E. Rubinstein, Nathan Fennessy | Jan 7, 2020
Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Legal and Regulatory

Which contract form, ConsensusDocs 200 or AIA A201, offers contractors more favorable a risk allocation?

2019’s Biggest Labor and Employment Moves Affecting Construction

by Micah Dawson | Jan 3, 2020
Law | Legal and Regulatory | OSHA

While the NLRB, DOL, EEOC and OSHA dominated employment law changes in 2019, expect more changes that directly impact the construction workplace in 2020.

NDAA Conference Report Contains Provisions Affecting Contractors

by ABC | Dec 18, 2019
Legal and Regulatory | OSHA | Total Human Health

The conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 passed the House on Dec. 11 and is expected to be enacted into law.

To Arbitrate or Not, That Is the Question

by David K. Taylor | Dec 12, 2019
Dispute Resolution | Risk Management | Safety

Agreeing to submit all disputes to binding arbitration as opposed to litigation in court is a significant business decision that contractors should never take lightly.

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Ensuring Efficient Arbitration of Construction Disputes Involving Mechanic’s Liens

Forethought Is Key to Overcoming Construction Calamities

Tips for Drafting Construction Contracts

Tall Mass Timber Buildings Now Possible Under 2021 IBC Code Changes

ConsensusDocs vs. AIA: Which Contract Is Best for Contractors?

2019’s Biggest Labor and Employment Moves Affecting Construction

NDAA Conference Report Contains Provisions Affecting Contractors

To Arbitrate or Not, That Is the Question

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