Archives for the 'Construction and Law' Category
Investigation Reveals Homebuilders Failed to Pay Taxes on Undocumented Workers
(PRWEB) June 20, 2007 — Americas Watchdog is one of Americas premier consumer groups. For over two years it has been conducting a nationwide investigation focused on homebuilders using a “coyote labor broker scheme” to avoid the payment of local, state or federal taxes. According to Americas Watchdog, “in the last six years we are [...]
22 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Experts, General, Litigation | Comments Off
Construction and Construction Defect Links
Over the last week or so there have been several links accumulating with lots of good information. Rather than post a bunch of individual entries, we’ve compiled a list below. Some of these are related to legal issues involving construction defects, some have to do with inspections, and all have something to do with construction. [...]
20 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, General, Inspections, Litigation | Comments Off
Oregon State May Ban Use Of So-Called Synthetic Stucco
Salem Republican Jackie Winters rose to speak on the Senate floor recently to propose banning the use of synthetic stucco on Oregon homes.
Winters said she was acting on behalf of Salem constituents plagued by a mold outbreak, which they blamed on water leakage caused by defective stucco.
An 11-year-old girl developed a brain tumor traced to [...]
19 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | Comments Off
20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches
For millions of people, Google is an indispensable search tool that they use every day, in all facets of their lives. From work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip, Google is the go-to search engine.
But instead of just typing in a phrase and wading through page after page [...]
8 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Consulting, General, Technology | Comments Off
StructuredRisk Named Recipient of RIMS 2007 Arthur Quern Quality Award
As the construction industry transitioned from the realm of highly trained and apprenticed artisans to a more production line oriented process, many leaders in the industry failed to adopt some key principles of production utilized in other industries. Specifically the development of quality control procedures has lagged behind the other more-developed industries such as food [...]
4 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Experts, Technology | Comments Off
It Makes Sense To Hire An Expert
Summer time is the season of vacations, fun and, for many Community Associations, construction. Most Managers are very thorough and knowledgeable, and have assisted Associations with construction projects. Some Board members have worked in the construction industry and have valuable insights. So why is it wise to involve an independent engineer, architect, or construction expert (here called [...]
3 June 2007 | Construction, Construction and Law, Experts | Comments Off
Construction Defect Litigators Call to Action
Victoria Pynchon, Esq., from Settle It Now, is conducting a survey about construction defect mediation. She is asking for participation from experienced CD litigators to provide some insight into alternative dispute resolution and specifically regarding justice and fairness issues. Here’s your chance to let your voice be heard!
“I don’t have the statistics but know from [...]
23 May 2007 | Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | Comments Off
The Liberation that comes with Limits and Restrictions
Recently over at Presentation Zen, Garr Reynolds wrote about the theory of decreased rather than increased creativity resulting from limitless restriction. It is these requirements and limitations that provide a structure within which the truly creative and successful excel.
In my construction defect investigations I focus on the “what” so much I rarely think of the [...]
10 April 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, General, Inspections, Litigation | Comments Off
Real Estate and Construction Law Blog On Federal Arbitration Act Ruling
“While Section 1298.7 of the California Code of Civil Procedure generally allows homebuyers to pursue defect litigation in court regardless of an agreement to arbitrate, the Third District Court of Appeal recently ruled the Federal Arbitration Act preempts California law and binds homebuyers to arbitration provisions when the transaction involves interstate commerce.”
Thus begins a rather [...]
10 April 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | Comments Off
