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• Consistent Contract Drafting Will Keep You from Fighting the Same Dispute in Both Arbitration and Litigation

  Opinions on arbitration as an alternative to traditional litigation are as varied as there are contractors and lawyers who draft the contracts. There are certainly benefits and drawbacks to both forms of dispute resolution. However,…

• Recent Andorran Bridge Collapse Should Make Contractors Double Check Risk-Shifting Contract Provisions

  Question: If/when a catastrophic accident hits your job site, what is your immediate response? What if the accident happens to your subcontractor or a third party, then how do you respond (or does it make…

• An Ounce of Prevention Beats a Pound of Cure: Why Every Contractor Should Pay Close Attention to Personnel Policies

  "Have the design plans been approved by the architect or engineer?""Is financing in place?""What are the codes that have to be complied with?"These are among the many questions that are asked before almost any construction…

• OSHA Keeps an Eagle Eye on Texas

  Workplace safety should be the at the top of the priority list for every industry, but the construction industry should give it even more importance because of the often times dangerous nature of the business.…

• What the Construction Industry Can Learn from the Healthcare Reform Debate

  It has been impossible lately to turn on the television or radio, much less the news, without getting an earful about the healthcare reform debate. Regardless of how you personally feel about the reform, there…

• Risk Managers Beware: Third-Party Notice of Suit Insufficient to Trigger Insurer's Duty to Defend and Indemnify

  Insurance issues tend to go hand-in-hand with most construction projects. From contractual indemnity and additional insured provisions to workers comp issues, contractors must be as well-versed in insurance as they are in bricks and mortar.…

• Wage & Overtime Claims: When Builders Must Wear the HR Manager (Hard)Hat

  Just as any construction project has many parts that must be effectively executed to achieve the end product, every construction company has many components that it must manage to ensure success. One of the more…

• Legislative Wrap-Up: Anti-Indemnity Legislation Fails and Texas Residential Construction Commission To Expire

  Another session of the Texas Legislature recently concluded and, as usual, there will be plenty for the political talking heads to chew on for a while. Among the thousands of bills that were proposed this…

• Hidden Land Mines: Identifying (and Managing) Risk in LEED/Green Building Projects

  Anyone in the construction industry, particularly those involved in LEED/green building projects, has probably realized that it not a matter of "if" green building litigation will come, but "when" and "how." To date, green building…

• Chinese Drywall and Statutory Indemnity: The Intersection of Construction Law and Products Liability

  Anyone who has paid attention to construction news in the last 6 months knows that one of the hot topics has been Chinese drywall. According to the reports, tainted drywall manufactured in China emits potentially…