by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2012 | Newsletter Article
M. Claire Juliana J.D Additional insured endorsements are a routine request for policyholders having to satisfy contractual obligations to their clients and other parties. But, there is a seemingly limitless variety of endorsements and an equally impressive amount of...
by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2012 | Newsletter Article
J. Kent Holland Jr., J.D. A Wall Street Journal article (Associated Press) states that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has become the first major insurance company to announce that it will not issue policies to cover damage related to hydraulic fracturing. According...
by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2012 | Newsletter Article
J. Kent Holland, Jr., J.D. Where a hydraulic fracturing well driller was sued by a homeowner who alleged his drinking water was contaminated by the release and discharge of pollutants and contaminants due to improper cement casing of the gas wells and other activities...
by Kent Holland | Jun 5, 2012 | Newsletter Article
By Suzanne H. Harness, J.D., AIA An article published in Engineering New-Record (ENR) on May 14, 2012 under the title “Fee Holdback Raises Eyebrows” has indeed drawn attention. The article explains that the design-build team on a U.S. General Services Administration...
by Kent Holland | Apr 26, 2012 | Newsletter Article
Subcontract bidder is found liable to a prime contractor that relied upon its subcontract bid when preparing the successful prime contract bid. The presumptive measure of damages applicable to promissory estoppel for the general contractor that relies upon a...
by Kent Holland | Apr 26, 2012 | Newsletter Article
A no-damages-for-delay clause was held to prevent a contractor from recovering damages for delays even where there was evidence that poor planning and administration by the project owner contributed to delay and there was evidence that work by other contractors...
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