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Texas Construction Law Blog | Page 2 of 2 | Porter Hedges LLP
Alternative Fee Arrangement (AFA), Arbitration
September 6, 2018 September 10, 2018 | by David Salton
Although arbitral institutions like the London Court of International Arbitration and International Chamber of Commerce have historically based arbitration costs on models other than a pure hourly-basis, the American Arbitration Association/International Centre of Dispute Resolution recently became the first national institution to make a true alternative fee arrangement available for parties arbitrating under the AAA-ICDR. …
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Delay Claims, Disruption Claims, Prime Contract, Subcontract
Hurricane Season and Disaster Preparedness: Part 2 – Insuring the Risk of a Hurricane on a Construction Project
August 23, 2018 October 17, 2019 | by Amy Wolfshohl
As described by my colleague Sean McChristian in Part 1 of this two-part blog series, planning for hurricane season in Texas is a critical part of mitigating risk in the construction industry. In addition to reviewing force majeure provisions, owners and contractors need to have an understanding of the insurance available to cover property damage …
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Hurricane Season and Disaster Preparedness: Part 1 – Review Your Construction Contracts Now, Not After the Storm
August 2, 2018 August 2, 2018 | by Sean McChristian
The Gulf Coast hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th each year. Because this is a known risk, many businesses prepare emergency response plans to mitigate risks to persons and property, but many of those same businesses are not prepared to mitigate economic risks arising from ongoing construction projects. As we approach the …
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Flow-down, Liability, Prime Contract, Subcontract, Subcontractor
June 26, 2018 April 18, 2019 | by Porter Hedges
Subcontracts between a general contractor and subcontractor often contain a flow-down provision stating that the terms and conditions in the owner/contractor agreement (the “Prime Contract”) are also binding on the subcontractor—making the subcontractor obligated to provisions in the Prime Contract—thus begging the question: if the subcontractor is required to assume the general contractor’s obligations, does …
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Certificate of Merit, Experts
June 14, 2018 July 11, 2018 | by Emily Pendleton
Filing a certificate of merit (“COM”) can quickly become a sticky situation for any plaintiff pursuing a claim against a design professional. Plaintiffs who comply with the COM requirements can still have their claims dismissed for various reasons. This post focuses on the necessary qualifications of the expert hired to issue a COM. Must a …
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November 2018 will mark the 25th anniversary of a significant case regarding the limitations period for construction defect claims in Texas. In Bayou Bend Towers Council of Co-Owners v. Manhattan Construction Co., 866 S.W.2d 740 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1993, writ denied) the Court held that even if the cause of a leak was not …
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Delay Claims, Disruption Claims
Delays v. Disruption Damages
May 17, 2018 October 17, 2019 | by Amy Wolfshohl
A recent Texas case clarified that both disruption and delay claims are potentially recoverable against a county pursuant to Texas Local Government Code § 262.007. Under the statute, sovereign immunity is waived to a certain extent against a county in Texas when the county is a party to a construction contract. The amount of money …
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