by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2012 | Newsletter Article
J. Kent Holland A professional employed by a town to inspect the construction of a subdivision does not owe a duty of care to a developer or its contractor with whom the professional has no contractual relationship where it was not foreseeable and reasonable for the...
by Kent Holland | Jul 18, 2012 | Newsletter Article
Phil Galbraith The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has announced changes in the formula that is used to calculate experience modifiers for employers in most states. Specifically, the primary/excess split point will be incrementally increased from the...
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...
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