Construction Law and Risk Management Resource Center
This website by J. Kent Holland, principal of ConstructionRisk, LLC, is published as a free construction risk management resource. The top menu bar includes drop down menus with numerous articles, papers, and continuing education materials. The sidebar provides a Search box to research legal and risk management topics that have been discussed in our ConstructionRisk.com Report since 1999. The Topics covered include professional liability, indemnification clauses, duty to defend, standard of care, warranties, construction defects, site safety, payment provisions, design-build, construction management (CM) contracts, litigation lessons learned, and much more.
a/e ProNet Short (5 to 7 minute) Risk Management Videos for Design Professionals
a/e ProNet has released a series of educational risk management videos, presented as part of the Association’s mission to provide an independent source of professional liability insurance information and risk management resources for the design industry. I was privileged to have the opportunity to present two of these short (and I mean short) videos. Other presenters include attorneys Bruce Furukawa, David Ericksen, Terry McShane, and Laurie Randolf. Videos include:
Limitation of Liability
Site Safety – Design Professional’s Role and Responsibility
See all the short educational videos here.
No Equitable Relief for Contractor that Failed to Comply with Specifications Requiring Wiring Conduit Even Though Government Inspectors Didn’t Object Until Late in the Job. No Estoppel against Government.
Watts Constructors, LLC (Watts) was required to remove and replace electrical wiring because it failed to comply with contract specifications requiring wiring to be installed inside rigid conduit. Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) found that Watt’s electrical subcontractor “saw what it wished to see when it reviewed the contract’s plans and specifications and used metal clad (MC)...
CGL Carrier Owes No Duty to Defend Design-Builder against Project Owner’s Counterclaim alleging Damages from Defective Work
Design-Builder’s services were terminated by the project owner. It then sued the owner for breach of contract. The owner counter-claimed -- alleging breach of contract, breach of “implied duties of workmanlike performance and fitness for a particular purpose,” and negligence. The counterclaims related to a “multitude of design and construction issues.” When Design-Builder tendered the...
Archived Construction Risk Reports
Continuing Education Video Courses
ConstructionRisk.com’s educational video courses include:
- Jobsite Safety Responsibility and Liability
- Contracts for Design Professionals
- Design-Build Lessons Learned
- Working on Purpose – Finding Purpose, Setting Goals, and Managing Time
You may also view the course videos on our Construction Risk Management YouTube video channel.
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