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Mississippi High Court gets it right (again) in Insurance Coverage Dispute
In a long awaited decision, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled last week in Architex Association, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company (PDF) that construction defects caused by subcontractor...
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Defective Pipe Installed by Mississippi Cities and Counties?
State and local governments across the country may have to replace their water systems because of defective PVC pipes, according to a whistle-blower lawsuit filed in California against JM Eagle, one...
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Tax Warning to all Federal Contractors
The Federal Contracting Law Blog reports that in January President Obama signed a presidential memorandum instructing the IRS to audit all federal contractors. The audit will prevent companies that...
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The Virginia Real Estate and Land Use & Construction Law Blog reports that the recent blizzard in Washington caused a wave of roof collapses. Undoubtedly questions will be raised about the design...
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"To listen to talk radio, to watch TV pundits, to read a newspaper’s online message board, is to realize that increasingly, we are a people estranged from critical thinking, divorced from logic,...
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New Lead Paint Rules for Renovation of Homes Built Pre-1978
On April 21, new lead paint rules applicable to housing and certain child care schools and facilities built prior to 1978 go into effect. Lead exposure can cause brain damage; exposure prior to age...
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How Some Homebuilders and Developers Comitted Mortgage Fraud Schemes
Some homebuilders and developers regrettably were involved in the massive mortgage fraud that helped trigger the present recession. A Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)...
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Foundation Problems – Blame Global Warming or Your Contractor?
“You love your home and then it turns on you,” The New York Times reports one homeowner said when he discovered the foundation of his home was cracking, crumbling and moving. Repairing unstable...
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