Under Construction, Fall 2024, Vol. 25, No. 1

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Construction

The Silent ‘D’ in SDI: Subcontractors May Not Need to be Notified of Default for Prime Contractors to Receive Subcontractor Default Insurance Coverage

Michael McNamara & Lexie Pereira

Believe it or not, prime contractors do not actually have to declare or notify a subcontractor that it is in default – much less terminate that subcontractor – in order to submit a claim under some common SDI policy forms.

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Differing Site Conditions or Defective Specification Claim, What’s the Best Approach? An Engineer’s Perspective

Michael. D. Reader

Your client’s claim involves a Differing Site Condition but there may be a better approach to your argument: Defective Specifications. Read some recent examples where Defective Specifications became the winning argument for the contractor.

Construction

OSHA Walkaround Rule Raises Unionization and Constitutional Concerns for Employers

By Jane Heidingsfelder

Employers beware and prepare! A new OSHA regulation dramatically changes OSHA inspections by granting employees the right to bring another employee or non-employee along. Employers should start preparing their supervisors for the changes to come.

Diversity & Inclusion

Talking the Talk: Building Your Language to Be More Inclusive

Rachel Burkhart and Liz Krangel

Learn how to use inclusive language – and build a more welcoming and collaborative culture in the construction law community.

Construction

JAMS and AAA Jointly Fund $750,000 Grant to Promote Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Leslie King O’Neal

Preview of the Diversity Speaker for the Tampa Mid-Winter Meeting: Improving Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Construction

Considerations on the Number of Arbitrators in Arbitration

R. Carson Fisk and Courtney McKendrick-Green

In an arbitral world of evolving rules and standards, construction attorneys should embrace the deference afforded to contracting parties when considering how many arbitrators should decide a given dispute.

Construction

Learn What Matters to Owners and Developers at the Forum’s 2025 Midwinter Meeting in Tampa, Florida

Andrew P. Atkins and Sanjay Kurian

Tampa . . . Tampa . . . Tampa (in mid-January) – Do You Need Any Other Reason to Join the Forum for Your Midwinter Break before a 3-Day Weekend in Florida?

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Under Construction - Fall 2024

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Additional Articles

The Silent ‘D’ in SDI: Subcontractors May Not Need to be Notified of Default for Prime Contractors to Receive Subcontractor Default Insurance Coverage

Differing Site Conditions or Defective Specification Claim, What’s the Best Approach? An Engineer’s Perspective

OSHA Walkaround Rule Raises Unionization and Constitutional Concerns for Employers

Talking the Talk: Building Your Language to Be More Inclusive

JAMS and AAA Jointly Fund $750,000 Grant to Promote Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Considerations on the Number of Arbitrators in Arbitration

Learn What Matters to Owners and Developers at the Forum’s 2025 Midwinter Meeting in Tampa, Florida

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Additional Articles

The Silent ‘D’ in SDI: Subcontractors May Not Need to be Notified of Default for Prime Contractors to Receive Subcontractor Default Insurance Coverage

Differing Site Conditions or Defective Specification Claim, What’s the Best Approach? An Engineer’s Perspective

OSHA Walkaround Rule Raises Unionization and Constitutional Concerns for Employers

Talking the Talk: Building Your Language to Be More Inclusive

JAMS and AAA Jointly Fund $750,000 Grant to Promote Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Considerations on the Number of Arbitrators in Arbitration

Learn What Matters to Owners and Developers at the Forum’s 2025 Midwinter Meeting in Tampa, Florida

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