Archives for September 2008

Construction Defect Firm Corruption Investigation In Las Vegas

Federal and local law enforcement officers raided nine sites around the valley on Wednesday in a sweeping probe into possible collusion between homeowners associations and businesses benefiting from construction defect lawsuits.
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The raids are part of a “pending public corruption case,” according to Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesman Dave Staretz, who refused to release details. [...]

30 September 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | No Comments

Agency Fights Building Code Born of 9-11

The International Code Council has recommended incorporating tough new requirements for 2009 that apply to tall skyscrapers. The code is specifically intended to address some of the issues believed to be most detrimental at the World Trade Center on 11 Sept 2001. Curiously a major objector to this standard is the federal government’s own General [...]

10 September 2008 | Business, Construction, Construction and Law, General | No Comments