Business owners in Houston, Texas, and the surrounding areas may want to learn more about their options when a building design fails during construction. According to one study, building errors continue to happen even with advanced electronic data processes and more...
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Methods of resolving construction disputes
When you are building a new home in Texas or remodeling your existing one, you choose a contractor you believe will complete the job in a timely and satisfactory manner. If that doesn’t happen, you may have a construction dispute. Understanding what leads to home...
What a Nuclear Verdict Looks Like
Jennifer Blake, Individually and as Next Friend for Brianna Blake and Nathan Blake, and as heir of the estate of Zachery Blake, Deceased v. Shiraz A. Ali and Werner Enterprises, Inc; 2018 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 29102 2015-36666 May 17, 2018 Headline: Suit: Improperly...
Meeting the challenge of construction law
Contractor default involves a contractor or property owner failing to perform or comply with the terms of an agreement. These defaults potentially lay heavy losses at everyone's doorstep. The only way to minimize costs and avoid a Texas courtroom is to have an...
The Defense Report – Who Has Your Files???
AS stated in Law 360 as recently as Sept 18: “Law360 (April 17, 2020, 1:06 PM EDT) -- UPDATED September 18, 2020, 11:51 AM EDT | The spreading coronavirus pandemic has upended the legal industry, forcing firms to cut salaries, lay off attorneys and make changes to...
Truck accident defense: The importance of agile, responsive representation in uncertain times
Since the pandemic really took hold in the United States, general road traffic has decreased, but trucking and shipping have increased. More people are ordering products and services from home, so commercial trucking companies have stayed fairly busy. One thing...
The Defense Report – Nuclear Verdicts: Why They Happen and How to Avoid One
Talk to anyone in the industry and the term you will hear the most is nuclear verdicts. Insurance companies and motor carriers are terrified of them and risk adversity is causing defensible cases to be settled. WHY THEY HAPPEN? There are many contributing factors...