Topic
Contractor Liability
36 published works
From the Ground Up
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: Supreme Court Expands Jobsite Liability for General Contractors
By Tina Scott
On November 21, the Washington State Supreme Court held that general contractors may be on the hook for the injuries of the workers on their jobsites (Vargas v. Inland Washington,…
Inside Government Contracts
Will an Unappealing Trend in Battlefield Contractor Suits Continue? Following A Pattern of Appellate Indecision—Fueled by the Government’s Equivocal Litigation Stances—the Fourth Circuit Mulls En Banc Review
By Daniel Russell Jr., Raymond Biagini
It’s often said that hard cases make bad law. In the realm of contractor-on-the-battlefield lawsuits, hard cases seem to be making no law—at least at the appellate level. As detailed…
California Construction Law Blog
General Release of Contractor Upheld Despite Knowledge of Construction Defects
By Garret Murai
By Garret Murai, January 14, 2019 Wikimedia Commons: Public Domain Ah, the elusive Lepus Cornutus, commonly known as the Jackalope. Rarely seen, we may have one in SI 59 LLC…
Construction Law Zone
California and Maryland Have Enacted Legislation Essentially Making The General Contractor the Guarantor for All Wages on the Project – Should Sureties Be Concerned?
By Robinson+Cole's Construction Group
It’s been said that as California goes, so goes the nation. If so, general contractors throughout the country may soon be taking on more responsibility for the unpaid wages of…
Inside Government Contracts
Fourth Circuit Further Defines Scope of Contractor Risks in the FMS Sales Context
By Alan Pemberton, Jennifer Plitsch, Ryan Burnette
The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently published a decision that expanded on its prior Trimble ruling that a foreign government customer cannot sue a U.S. contractor in…
Offshore Winds
Forget the Invites, Use a Contract Instead
Many of the indemnity provisions Master Service Agreements use in the energy and construction industries contain the term “invitee” in the definition of “Owner Group” and “Contractor Group”. However, the…
New Jersey Law Blog
Stark & Stark Associate Gene Markin Published in New Jersey Law Journal
Associate Gene Markin, member of the Construction Litigation group, authored the article Contractors Beware: Small Missteps Can Give Rise to Large Liability, which was published in the New Jersey Law…
Global Workplace Insider
Did you know that…?
By Elif Oral
...under section 316 of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases ("Act"), Quebec employers are obligated to pay the assessment due to the CSST by a contractor in default.…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
BEWARE OF UNDERBIDDING – FALSE CLAIMS ACT APPLIES TO ‘BUYING IN’
By: Edward T. DeLisle & Maria L. Panichelli We’ve warned you before: the False Claims Act should be taken seriously. In recent years, the government has been increasingly willing to…
Day On Torts
General Contractor Liability for Subs
By John Day
Interested in the circumstances under which a general contractor can be held liable for the acts of a sub-contractor? Here is my article on one aspect of the subject in…