Many agreements contain a long definitions section or numerous defined terms scattered throughout the agreement. This is especially true of contracts in the construction industry.
Definitions are used to help make an agreement more readable. Who wants to read, “all applicable federal, state, and local laws, statutes, regulations, and codes that govern the project, including,…
Internet scams. You’ve seen them in your inbox.
The foreign citizen who has inherited several million dollars from a relative in the United States, and they want you to help them get the money.
If you forward an email enough times you’ll get paid or get a free laptop. No unknown person in a foreign…
I have been fascinated by robots ever since hearing “danger Will Robinson” over and over on Lost in Space. What kid hasn’t at some point wished for a robot like Rosie on the Jetsons who would clean your room for you and produce food on demand?
Due to developments in robotics, robots are being…
On a traditional design-bid-build project, the design professionals prepare the plans, the owner gives them to the contractor, and the contractor builds the project. So what happens when the plans are wrong?
[Disclaimer – this video contains profanity. Just giving you a heads up.]
The answer to that questions depends on where the project…
I once had a teacher who called the word “please” a magic word. For instance, if you asked to go to the restroom, the response was usually, “what’s the magic word?” Then you said “please” and got to go the restroom.
This exchange repeated itself numerous times a day as students made various requests. The…
Consider the following scenario. In a dispute between an owner and contractor, neither party can locate a copy of the signed construction contract in their files.
Without a signed contract, can the contractor still compel arbitration? As it turns out, in certain circumstances, yes.
In Ladymon v. Lewis, the court of appeals addressed this…
Consider the following scenario. In a dispute between an owner and contractor, neither party can locate a copy of the signed construction contract in their files.
Without a signed contract, can the contractor still compel arbitration? As it turns out, in certain circumstances, yes.
In Ladymon v. Lewis, the court of appeals addressed this…
Like most sports fans in the Dallas area, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks paying attention to the countdown for one our local sports heroes, Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers, to reach the magical baseball milestone of 3,000 hits. Even at the age of 38, Beltre is still playing at a high level…
It is not uncommon for a construction contract to contain a dispute resolution section that typically requires the parties to mediate a dispute and, if mediation fails, they either arbitrate or litigate the dispute.
Chapter 154 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code outlines various alternative dispute resolution procedures available to parties. Of the…
When I was (much) younger, I recall hearing a preacher in church one Sunday say (multiple times), “The road to hell is paved with folks with good intentions.”
I had no idea what he meant, but I was pretty sure it was bad. I want to borrow his words to describe something I’ve noticed about…
