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		<title>We’re not in Kansas anymore: standards for buildings in tornado country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Kyle Virgin The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently released its draft version of the 2022 edition of its building standards and, for the first time, the standards may very well include guidance on the design of facilities, such as schools and hospitals, to withstand tornadoes. Similar natural disasters, e.g. hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Georgia Legislature Resolves Glaring Issue with Mechanic’s Lien Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Shaun Foley In Georgia, anyone who furnishes labor, materials, or professional services for the improvement of private property has the right to file a mechanic’s lien. Liens are especially useful for contractors who do not receive payment after work is performed because filing one provides them with a security interest in the property. This [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Forum Selection Clause Dooms Subcontractor Suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 13:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Ben Dunlap The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal of a subcontractor’s suit against a construction contractor, holding that the trial court correctly enforced the terms of the parties’ agreement as to where a lawsuit could be filed. The case focuses attention on an often-overlooked area of construction law contracting: the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Contracting by Design: Understanding the Spearin Doctrine’s Effects on Express and Implied Warranties in Construction Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 17:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Ryan Mayo Owners, contractors, and subcontractors should be aware of the importance of detailing warranties in construction contract clauses. Failure to clearly state such warranties could result in a party’s liability for violation of implied warranties should litigation occur. Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in&#160;United States v. Spearin, 248 U.S. 132 (1918), [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FIU Footbridge Collapse Case Dismissed as “Shotgun Complaint” Fails to Differentiate Between Defendants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Tom McCraw The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently dismissed a complaint without prejudice because the plaintiff failed to allege distinct conduct by the multiple defendants.&#160; Instead, the plaintiff alleged facts concerning the defendants collectively, failing to satisfy the pleading requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California’s Expedited Procedure to Expunge Mechanic’s Liens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Ken Coronel A common, current instruction from client to lawyer: Get those mechanic’s liens off my property! In our present economic environment there are plenty of reasons why property owners need to keep their real property free of encumbrances. Unfortunately, it seems that more often than not, property owners find themselves in disputes with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Bridge Too Far – 3d. Circuit Holds PA Safety Regulations Inapplicable to Delaware River Joint Commission Construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Sean Riley In&#160;Del. River Joint Toll Bridge Comm&#8217;n v. Sec&#8217;y Pa. Dep&#8217;t of Labor &#38; Indus., No. 20-1898, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 895, at *2 (3d Cir. Jan. 12, 2021) the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that Pennsylvania had ceded its authority to enforce building safety regulations for the construction of an [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>No Control, No Duty Owed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Thomas Hay In a Massachusetts trial court action, Timothy Lyons v. Phillip C. Farmer Development, Inc., Docket No. 1781-cv-01156, Freeman, Mathis &#38; Gary, LLP prevailed on a motion for involuntary dismissal following the conclusion of the first civil bench trial held in Middlesex County Superior Court since the courts closed in March 2020 due to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Massachusetts Statute of Repose Applies One Building At a Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: David Slocum The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the “SJC”) recently issued an important decision addressing the previously unanswered question of when the Massachusetts 6-year statute of repose for defective design, planning, or construction is triggered for purposes of alleged defects in the common areas of a multi-building, multi-phase condominium construction project. In D’Allessandro v. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lawfully Constructing or Lawful Construction: A Question for Another Court</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By: Brittany Kurtz and William H. Catto The Pennsylvania Superior Court kicked the can down the road on deciding recent contentions regarding the Statute of Repose defense that many general contractors and subcontractors rightfully assert in the voluminous stucco litigation occurring throughout the country and the Commonwealth. The competing interpretations of the Statute of Repose [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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