by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
For years, general contractors have relied upon the well-settled proposition that a general contractor owes no duty to ensure that an independent contractor performs its work in a safe manner. Elliot Williams Co. v. Diaz, 9 S.W.3d 801, 803 (Tex. 1999);...
by Kent Holland | May 31, 2022 | Newsletter Article
An unlicensed architect worked as an architectural designer for an engineering firm for eight years. Another individual worked an engineering draftsman for the firm for almost 20 years. He had a civil engineering degree but never passes the professional...
by Kent Holland | Feb 7, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Put yourself in the shoes of a facilities manager who is responsible for constructing a facility for the first time. You call people you trust to determine how you should go about it, and ask each of them to put it in terms you can understand. As each of your trusted...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
by Matt Lutz, FMI Corporation Risk identification and the subsequent management or mitigation of these risks has become a focal point for leading construction exectuives around the world. As owners seek to minimize construction risk exposure via onerous contractual...
by Kent Holland | Jun 11, 2014 | Newsletter Article
By Richard J. Long, P.E. Long International, Inc. Imprecise wording on change order forms often causes problems relating to what costs are included in the agreed price for the change. Contractors may argue that the change order language,...
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