P3 Construction Lawyers Meeting
P3’s and Beyond – the Next Decade of Construction Projects Report by Chuck Cobb on ABA Construction Industry Forum September 2013 Meeting Construction lawyers from… Read More »P3 Construction Lawyers Meeting
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Additional Insured Status 2013 Update – Require It Clearly
Many construction contracts require subcontractors to secure General Liability “additional insured” status for the construction managers hiring them. With this protection, if the CM or… Read More »Additional Insured Status 2013 Update – Require It Clearly
Court Flattens Hollister Porch by Upholding Arch Access Board Ruling
J.M. HOLLISTER LLC v ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS BOARD 83 Ma App Ct 513 (2013) FACTS Hollister sold clothes from a store in a mall. The retailer… Read More »Court Flattens Hollister Porch by Upholding Arch Access Board Ruling
Healthy Spouses of Sick Spouses – Mass Bans Emlployers’ Discrimination
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court now recognizes claims for “associational discrimination” against employers who provide family health insurance and who fire healthy employees with very sick… Read More »Healthy Spouses of Sick Spouses – Mass Bans Emlployers’ Discrimination
Coordination – a New, Needed Role
Mechanical and structural engineers were among the first to use BIM. CM’s saw this and “rushed to claim they had the same capabilities”. Who leads,… Read More »Coordination – a New, Needed Role
BIM Wash & the Many Construction Buckets
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has established its usefulness but it awaits a usability breakthrough. Some feel http://bit.ly/12O08Vl that even as BIM (computerized building plan) tools… Read More »BIM Wash & the Many Construction Buckets
Appeals Court Judge Lights into Disproportionate Legal Costs
In a characteristically astringent opinion Massachusetts Appeals Court Judge Brown called out excessive legal expenses as wasteful. Here, again we witness another puzzling situation in… Read More »Appeals Court Judge Lights into Disproportionate Legal Costs
Wage Claims Proliferating?
Employees (characterized as independent contractors or not) seem to be enjoying support in the Massachusetts Courts. Sometimes Court rulings reveal trends in social concerns, particularly… Read More »Wage Claims Proliferating?
Mass Law Applies to NY Independent Contractor Class Action Claims
A Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case decided in May, offers a caution to those who hire independent contractors. A Massachusetts-based company hired independent contractors who… Read More »Mass Law Applies to NY Independent Contractor Class Action Claims
Allocating Costs When Lots of Policies Are Triggered
How should indemnity obligations be allocated when a liable insured company has had a series of different insurers offering coverage over the years? Deciding that… Read More »Allocating Costs When Lots of Policies Are Triggered