ConstructionRisk.com

Welcome to the Construction Risk Management Portal and Library for risk management resources and information including articles, newsletters, including ConstructionRisk.com Report, and a well organized arrangement of valuable websites. Directories of claims consultants, expert witnesses, and others are also provided.  This website and newsletter are intended to provide educational information for those concerned about managing risks arising out of  construction projects.

The website is published by J. Kent Holland, a construction lawyer (formerly with  Wickwire Gavin, P.C. and now with Construction Risk Counsel, PLLC), located in Tysons Corner - Vienna, Virginia, with a practice emphasizing construction and environmental law, insurance and risk management.  He is admitted to practice law in Virginia and Maryland.

Mr. Holland and his risk management consulting firm (Construction Risk LLC), provide consulting services including: Contract Risk Management and Insurability Review; Change Order and Claim Preparation and Analysis; Insurance Risk Management;  Insurance policy and endorsement review and drafting; and Risk Management Training. Resumes of our key personnel are provided under the "Our Services" tab at the top of this page.  For more information, call 703-623-1932 or e-mail Kent@ConstructionRisk.com.

Mr. Holland's newest book is  entitled "Working on Purpose" and is available at Amazon.com, or by going to www.WorkOnPurpose.com.

In addition to organizing web links, we issue a monthly legal newsletter entitled ConstructionRisk.com Report. It is transmitted via e-mail to subscribers — at no charge. Copies are maintained on the website — available for downloading. A number of attorneys, consultants and risk management professionals provide content for the newsletter as well as for the “Topics Index” section of this website.   If you have written an article that you would like to add to our data base, we will be happy to do so – giving you and your firm full attribution, including contact information and a link to your website.

We have published two books compiling many of the case notes and articles from the ConstructionRisk.com Report. They are available at Amazon.com and are are entitled Construction Law & risk Management – Case Notes and Articles. Mr. Holland’ most recent books are Risk Management for Design professionals in a World of Change (2010) and Working on Purpose (2011) – both available at Amazon.com.

If interested, you may read about Kent’s life-changing experience at the Philadelphia 30th Street Station where he encountered a homeless man who asked: “Will you feed me?”

Current Issue

ConstructionRisk.com Report (Jan 2012)

• A1 - CGL Insurance Covers Damages Caused by Defective Workmanship of Subcontractor
• A2 - Design-Builder Entitled to Contractual Indemnity from Subcontractor for Damages to Turbines
• A3 - Liquidated Damages in Design-Build subcontract Are Enforceable Even Where Far Exceeding Actual Damages
• A4 - Expert Survey of Small Sample of Walls Sufficient to Justify Opinion that Much Larger Area of Walls Must be Torn out and Replaced by Design-Builder for Failing to Meet Specifications for Rebar
• A5 - Contractor Permitted to Sue Architect for Implied Warranty of Specifications
• A6 - Assignee of Contract Indemnification Rights under a Design-Build Contract Stands in Shoes of Indemnitee and is Entitled to Recover Defense Costs
• A7 - Architect Owes No Contractual or Common Law Duty to Third Party for Alleged Negligence in Construction Administration Services Performed for Its Client-Homeowner

About the Newsletter

All articles in this issue of the ConstructionRisk.Com Report, unless otherwise indicated, are written by J. Kent Holland, a construction lawyer located in Tysons Corner, Virginia, (formerly with Wickwire Gavin, P.C. and now with Construction Risk Counsel, PLLC) representing design professionals, contractors and project owners. He is admitted to practice law in Virginia and Maryland.  He is also president of ConstructionRisk, LLC, a consulting firm providing consulting services to owners, design professionals, contractors and attorneys on construction projects. He provides the construction risk management website (www.ConstructionRisk.com), and publishes ConstructionRisk.com Report with 8 to 12 issues per year, as a complimentary newsletter providing case notes, articles and commentary on risk management issues concerning construction projects. He may be reached at Kent@ConstructionRisk.com or by calling 703-623-1932. Permission is granted to reprint or republish any article herein that is authored by Mr. Holland, provided that attribution to the author and publication (including website address) is given and the issue is cited in the following format: ConstructionRisk.com Report, Vol. 12 No. 7 (Nov 2010), J. Kent Holland, www.ConstructionRisk.com.

Disclaimer

This newsletter Report is published and edited by J. Kent Holland, Jr., J.D. The Report is independent of any insurance company, law firm, or other entity, and is distributed with the understanding that ConstructionRisk.com, LLC, and the editor and writers, are not hereby engaged in rendering legal services or the practice of law. Further, the content and comments in this newsletter are provided for educational purposes and for general distribution only, and cannot apply to any single set of specific circumstances. If you have a legal issue to which you believe this newsletter relates, we urge you to consult your own legal counsel. ConstructionRisk.com, LLC, and its writers and editors, expressly disclaim any responsibility for damages arising from the use, application, or reliance upon the information contained herein.

Copyright 2011, ConstructionRisk, LLC

Publisher & Editor:
J. Kent Holland, Jr., Esq.
1950 Old Gallows Rd
Suite 750.
Vienna , VA 22182
703-623-1932
Kent@ConstructionRisk.com