by Kent Holland | Sep 19, 2024 | Newsletter Article
By Stanley Santire, Santire Law Firm, PLLC A unique feature of Texas construction law has been how the State allocates risk for defective plans and specs. This will change dramatically on September 1, 2021. Unlike all but one State, for over a century Texas common law...
by Kent Holland | Aug 20, 2021 | Newsletter Article
By Stanley Santire, Santire Law Firm, PLLC A unique feature of Texas construction law has been how the State allocates risk for defective plans and specs. This will change dramatically on September 1, 2021. Unlike all but one State, for over a century Texas common law...
by Kent Holland | Jun 16, 2017 | Newsletter Article
By J. Kent Holland, Jr., Esq. Contractor installed pine wood decking renovating the front porch of a historical building. The project owner, who was also an architect, insisted on the use of pine despite the contractor’s “repeated recommendations to use a different...
by Kent Holland | Jan 14, 2015 | differing site conditions, Newsletter Article
Contractor brought suit seeking additional compensation for costs resulting from differing site conditions and alleged inaccurate site plans. The Owner counterclaimed for liquidated damages based on delayed completion, being a 397 day delay at $700/day. The court...
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