AI-Powered Meeting Tools: Tips, Benefits, & Risks
AI-powered meeting tools have become valuable tools in the construction industry and beyond. But do the benefits outweigh the associated security and privacy risks?
The Construction Industry’s Cyber Vulnerability is a C-Suite Risk
Written by: Jade Davis, Esq. Continued technological advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and remote and cloud-operated machinery have amplified the need for the construction industry to have a robust cyber risk strategy. As a result,
Funding in Complex Construction Litigation: Strategies and Best Practices to Turn the Tables on Funding-Backed Plaintiffs
Written by: Matthew J. Lang, Esq. Background Litigation funding is not new. Since litigation funding was conceived, it has been a proverbial thorn in the sides of defense attorneys and insurance adjusters. Those defense attorneys and adjusters w
Georgia Court of Appeals Rules that Eight-Year Statute of Repose Bars Long-Term Warranty
Written by: Patrick Fitzgerald The broad language employed by the Georgia Court of Appeals in Southern States Chem., Inc. v. Tampa Tank & Welding, Inc., 2019 WL 5616691 (Ga. Ct. App. Oct. 31, 2019) could jeopardize long-term construction war
Third-Party Claims by a General Contractor against its Subcontractor in Construction Defect Lawsuits in South Carolina
Written by: Elizabeth Wieters, Esq. In August, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued two opinions in Stoneledge at Lake Keowee Owners’ Ass’n v. Clear View Constr., LLC, 776 S.E.2d 426 (S.C. Ct. App. 2015) and Stoneledge at Lake Keowe
New OSHA Rule On Respirable Crystalline Silica will Affect Construction Employers.
By: Don Benson and Crighton Allen OSHA is proposing a new construction standard to protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The proposed Regulation has been forwarded by OSHA to the Office of Management and Budget for f
Road Contractor Not Held Liable for Completed Road Work
Written by: Tiffany R. Winks, Esq. The general rule in Georgia is that a road contractor cannot be held responsible for completed work over which he no longer exercises control. While there are exceptions to this general rule, such as work that
Indemnification Clauses – An Often Litigated Contractual Provision
Written by: Pamela L. Coleman, Esq. An often litigated, and often overlooked or non-negotiable, provision of construction contracts is the indemnification clause. Such provision requires a party to protect another from claims and damages. I