Archives for September 2007
Protected: Bickett Mediation Presentation
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25 September 2007 | Projects | Comments Off
Bay Bridge Deck Replacement Time-Lapse Photography
A section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s upper deck was replaced in one large operation over the Labor Day weekend. This is truly an amazing engineering feat. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission that oversees the project captured the event using time-lapse photography and posted it on their site. Below is a screenshot:
“So smooth, it was [...]
18 September 2007 | Construction, General, Photography | No Comments
Protecting Homeowners from Unscrupulous Attorneys and Inspectors
Chapter 40 is a law under the Nevada Revised Statutes that specifically addresses construction defects and related claims in that state. It has resulted in a dramatic change in Nevada CD cases and is similar in some ways to California Senate Bill 800. One similarity between the two is the difficulty most people in the [...]
16 September 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | No Comments
Lying Home Seller Found Liable for Hiding Mold
This is one of those stories that is surprisingly not too common. Christopher Geary (formerly with Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP), from Construction Litigation Law Blog, points us to a recent case ruling in Connecticut that is worth noting. The summary of this sordid tale goes as follows - an unscrupulous seller put in [...]
15 September 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Experts, Litigation | No Comments
Concrete Progress Made in Ghana
Stephen Kanner, a principal of Kanner Architects in Los Angeles, and his friend Joe Gaddo, an architect based in Ghana, are helping to develop a cement additive that could decrease construction costs there by a one third—no small accomplishment in a country where concrete is the preferred building material and yet few people are able [...]
13 September 2007 | Construction, Green Building | No Comments
Construction Defect Case Frequent Claim
Maybe some of the lawyers in the audience can weigh in on this… It appears that a Federal Court has reinforced the notion that when a manufacturer represents that their product performs a certain way that it should perform in that manner. For example, if a window is represented by the manufacturer to keep water [...]
13 September 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | No Comments
Is Going to Court Like What You See on Television?
Interesting article that hits the nail on the head:
These days, it is practically impossible to turn on the television without immediately seeing some show involving scenes in the courtroom. So, how realistic are the television shows compared to real life courtroom situations?
To say the courtroom dramas are a popular subject on television would be a [...]
13 September 2007 | Construction and Law, Litigation | No Comments
3-Dimensional Ceilings in Russia
After some extended vacation here at shccinc.com due to some additional grandchildren, we return live with new vigor. Below is a picture taken of a ceiling in a Russian residence:
Why would those wacky Russians create such a striking design? It is actually a result of water leaking from the above unit. They sure must be [...]
11 September 2007 | Construction Defect, Photography | No Comments
