In Town & Country Property, LLC v. Amerisure Insurance Co., No. 1100009 (Ala. June 29, 2012), property owner Town & Country contracted with insured general contractor Jones-Williams for the construction of a car dealership.  All of the…

In Town & Country Property, LLC v. Amerisure Insurance Co., No. 1100009 (Ala. June 29, 2012), property owner Town & Country contracted with insured general contractor Jones-Williams for the construction of a car dealership.…

In Alliance Mutual Insurance Co. v. Dove, 714 S.E.2d 782 (N.C. Ct. App.

Mark Paskell first posted this at his blog, 

Homeowners who are considering doing a renovation must know that if their homes were built prior to 1978, their contractors are required to follow certain procedures if they are going to disturb more than 6 interior square feet of paint or 20…

If you're trying to decide on a renovation project, here's one way to make your decision:http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2009121701?OpenDocument&WT.cg_n=RMO&WT.cg_s=RSSDaily

On January 27, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston proudly accepted the President's Award from the USGBC-MD. WINTERGREEN, The Maryland Chapter of the U.S.

Maryland limited liability companies that pride themselves on their commitment to environmental and social responsibility soon may be able to obtain legal recognition, separate from their less magnanimous competitors. If passed, Senate Bill…

The USGBC Maryland Chapter will showcase its new Hunt Valley headquarters tomorrow, July 1, at 5:30 pm with a “See the Green Building Tour.”  For more information on the event and to register, click here. The new office is in Schilling…

  If you are the parent of a child with special needs engaged in the never ending struggle to advocate for your child’s right to an education, the term “special ed” does not tend to bring a smile to your face.  Indeed, the idea that…

I struggled a bit for a title for this post, and I’m still not sure I got it right (but I’m thinking there might not be a “right” title for this one). Anyway . . . .  Despite my best efforts to “catch up” on Columbus Day, this…

A reader of  my post here sent me an e-mail message raising concerns about whether installing charging stations could make a community association an unlicensed electric power re-seller.  The reader raised an important issue.  As…

For the past six months or so, I've been using ConsensusDOCS agreement forms wherever I can reasonably do so ---- meaning that I'm using them for projects on which there is not an owner or architect who insists on using AIA documents. I…

It will be interesting to see how quickly South Dakota begins using ConsensusDOCS for public contracts after the February 2009 legislation permitting the use of the "ConsensusDOCS 200 Standard Agreement and General Conditions Between Owner…

A recent story out of Las Vegas, covered in the NY Times, poses an interesting question for construction and real estate lawyers ---- what would be the measure of damages for defective construction, the result of which is estimated to save…