Construction Law, Frank O. Brown Jr.

Mercer Law Review

This Article focuses on noteworthy opinions by Georgia appellate courts between June 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017 that are relevant to the practice of construction law.

Defective Construction Cgl Coverage: The Subcontractor Exception, Christian H. Robertson Ii

Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

In the construction industry, commercial general liability (CGL) insur-ance is the standard policy for managing property damage risks. Histori-cally, CGL policies do not cover an insured’s own defective construction because the insured controls its own work and can reasonably foresee the damage that may result from defective work. But what about the defective work of an insured’s subcontractor? Practical considerations limit an in-sured’s effective control of every aspect of a subcontractor’s work, and this limitation complicates the insured’s ability to foresee future risks. In 1986, the increasing involvement of subcontractors led general contractors to in-sist upon protection from subcontractor work …

Introduction: Perceived Legitimacy And The State Judiciary, G. Alexander Nunn

Faculty Scholarship

Professor Nunn provides an introduction for the Symposium: The Least Understood Branch: The Demands and Challenges of the State Judiciary.

Resolving Time Sensitive Construction Disputes: Are Attorneys Just Getting In The Way?, Jeremy Winter

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

In addition to promoting the usage of other compelling dispute resolution alternatives such as dispute review boards, this Article advances the argument for marginalizing the over-involvement of and dependence upon zealous adversarial attorneys when attempting to resolve time sensitive construction disputes. More specifically, the remainder of this Article is divided into four main sections. Part II will introduce the construction industry's transactional system through the lens of principal construction professionals, examine the different types of construction contracts, and outline some common time sensitive construction disputes. Part III will provide an overview of alternative dispute resolution's rich connection to the construction …

High Noon At Arlington Ranch Homeowners Ass’N V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 66 (Sept. 27, 2017) (En Banc), Homero Gonzalez

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Under NRS Chapters 40 and 116, homeowners associations (HOAs) have the representational standing to represent all homeowners who purchase their homes after litigation is commenced by or against the HOAs. However, the Court clarified that there is no such representational standing to bring or continue to pursue a case on behalf of homeowners who sell their units after litigation has begun.

Whatcom County V. Hirst, Et Al, Stephanie A. George

Public Land & Resources Law Review

Upending decades of common practice in water management and building in the state of Washington, the Washington Supreme Court found Whatcom County violated the state’s Growth Management Act. Whatcom County used the Department of Ecology’s Nooksack Rule in evaluating permits for buildings and subdivisions that rely on permit-exempt wells. This decision affects families across the state of Washington.

Iliescu V. Steppan, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 25 (May 25, 2017), Yolanda Carapia

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The NRS 108.245(1) actual notice exception does not apply to offsite work and services when no onsite work has been performed on the property.

Freedom Of Artistic Creation In The Constitution Of The Republic Of Poland, Filip Cieply

ConLawNOW

The question of freedom of artistic creation, and of its integral aspect at the boundaries of art, is both intriguing in theoretical terms and significant in virtually every age and culture. Limitation of freedom of artistic creation is an issue that crosses various paradigms, hierarchies of values and normative systems.

The aim of this paper is to give an introduction to the interpretation of Article 73 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, which provides for freedom of artistic expression. In particular, the focus is put on the constitutional basis for legally limiting the freedom of artistic creation.

Construction Contracts Act (2013): Implications Of The Act For The Practicing Quantity Surveyor: A Company Based Investigation, Roy Byrne

Other resources

Abstract

The Construction Contracts Act 2013 was introduced into the Irish construction industry for the primary benefit of the sub-contractors, and to address their exposure to the poor payment practices that were prevalent in the industry.

The Act was introduced in the Seanad by Senator Feargal Quinn in May 2010, as a private member’s bill. It was enacted on 29^th July 2013 and recently came into effect on the 25^th July 2016. The Act seeks to regulate payments under construction contracts and to provide fast track dispute resolution for matters related to payments. The Act is centred around …

Property: A Missed Opportunity: Minnesota Supreme Court Shies Away From Clarifying The Discovery Rule To Toll The Statute Of Limitations In Construction-Defect Litigation—328 Barry Avenue, Llc V. Nolan Property Group, Llc, Sonali Garg

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

No abstract provided.

Render Unto Caesar: How Misunderstanding A Century Of Free Exercise Jurisprudence Forged And Then Fractured The Rfra Coalition, John S. Blattner

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis provides a comprehensive history of Supreme Court Free Exercise Clause jurisprudence from 1879 until the present day. It describes how a jurisdictional approach to free exercise dominated the Court’s rulings from its first Free Exercise Clause case in 1879 until Sherbert v. Verner in 1963, and how Sherbert introduced an accommodationist precedent which was ineffectively, incompletely, and inconsistently defined by the Court. This thesis shows how proponents of accommodationism furthered a false narrative overstating the scope and consistency of Sherbert’s precedent following the Court’s repudiation of accommodationism and return to full jurisdictionalism with Employment Division v. Smith …