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Common Law Indemnity Claim Affirmed on Justifiable Beliefs
by Rick Erickson, Esq. Yesterday, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued an interesting opinion in Hatch Development v. Solomon. Hatch illustrated two key points in real estate and construction litigation: (1) a contractor’s indemnity does not always require an expressly … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Construction Defects, Construction Litigation, Indemnity, Indemnity
| Tagged arizona, Construction Law, indemnity, rick erickson, snell, wilmer
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Arizona Construction Law Update – June 21, 2016
The Snell & Wilmer Construction Practice Group will host and present a seminar on June 21, 2016, updating you on the latest changes to Arizona’s Construction Law. The seminar will begin at 3:00 pm followed by a reception for attendees afterwards. For more … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, News, OSHA, Seminars & Training, Seminars / Conferences, Speaking Engagements
| Tagged arizona, Construction Law, seminar, snell, Snell & Wilmer, wilmer
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Tips on Pursuing and Defending Complaints against Contractors
The often staggering cost of litigation has prompted an equally staggering amount of regulatory complaints against contractors in recent years. Why? Because filing a complaint against a contractor may not cost a complainant anything but time. And any litigation expenses are … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, News, Register of Contractors, Risk Management
| Tagged administrative citation, administrative defense, arizona, best practices, Construction Law, contractors license, erickson, register of contractors, Rick, Rick Arickson, snell, Snell & Wilmer, wilmer
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ADOT Picks Connect 202 Partners to Design Build South Mountain Loop 202 Freeway
The Arizona Republic reports that the Arizona Department of Transportation has named Connect 202 Partners to design and build the new Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway Project. Connect 202 Partners is a consortium of Fluor Enterprises, Granite Construction, Ames Construction … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, News
| Tagged Ames, arizona, arizona construction law, Connect 202 Partners, Construction Law, Fluor, Granite, I-10, Loop 202, Loop 202 Partners, Parsons Brinckeroff, Phoenix, snell, wilmer
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Snell & Wilmer’s Molique to Speak Jan 28 at AZ Builders Alliance Seminar
Snell & Wilmer Construction Group lawyer, Mark Molique, will be speaking at the Preventing and Resolving Construction Disputes Conference January 28, 2016, put on by the Arizona Builders Alliance. The Conference will take place at Kitchell Construction’s offices in Phoenix, … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Best Construction Practices, Seminars & Training, Seminars / Conferences, Speaking Engagements
| Tagged ABA, arizona, Arizona Builders Alliance, Construction best practices, Mark, Mark Molique, Molique, snell, wilmer
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Arizona to Receive Millions for I-11 Highway Project
The Arizona Republic is reporting that Arizona will receive an additional $380 million in federal highway funding for the Interstate 11 corridor project, as well as legislation to support the Sonoran Corridor project under the recently passed federal highway and … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Federal, Infrastructure, Infrastructure
| Tagged arizona, Highway Funding, I-11, infrastructure, snell, Sonoran Corridor, wilmer
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Arizona Residential Fall Protection Statute Repealed
By the actions of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Federal OSHA), today the Arizona-specific residential fall protection statute has been repealed. Read full test of the Article here.
Posted in Arizona, OSHA, OSHA
| Tagged arizona, charles, chuck keller, Fall Protection, keller, osha, residential fall protection, snell, wilmer
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Transfer of Property Title to a Holding Company Did Not Divest Landowner of Owner-Occupant Status Under A.R.S. § 33-1002(B)
Recently, in Marco Crane & Rigging Co. v. Masaryk, 703 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 29 (Dec. 30, 2014), the Arizona Court of Appeals established that a subcontractor on a residential project has no lien rights against an owner-occupant, even though the … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Mechanic's Liens
| Tagged arizona, arizona construction law, ARS 33-1002, collection, Construction, erickson, marco crane, masaryk, mechanics lien, rick erickson, Snell & Wilmer, subcontractor rights
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Snell & Wilmer Construction Lawyers to Speak at 2015 AGC Convention
Snell & Wilmer Construction Group partners, Chuck Keller and Rick Erickson, have been selected to speak at the 2015 Associated General Contractors of America (“AGC”)Annual Convention. Along with Ralph Ketchum of Austin Commercial, Chuck and Rick will speak on the … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Indemnity, OSHA, OSHA, Speaking Engagements, Workers Compensation
| Tagged agc, agc convention, arizona, austin commerical, Construction, Construction Law, erickson, indemnity, keller, osha, ralph ketchum, risk management, snell, Snell & Wilmer, willmer
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Under Construction Newsletter for 4th Quarter 2014 Released
Snell & Wilmer’s Construction Group has released its Under Construction Newsletter for 4th Quarter 2014, containing timely articles on Contract Drafting to Avoid Claims, Arizona’s View of the “Cardinal Change Doctrine”, a summary of the Arizona Weitz Company LLC v. … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Best Construction Practices, California, Claims Avoidance, Colorado, Electrical Power, Infrastructure, Mechanic's Liens, Mechanics Liens, Nevada, Scheduling, Union Benefit Claims, Utilities
| Tagged arizona, best practices, cardinal change, claims, colorado, construction contracts, construction group, electrical generation construction, equitable subrogation, mechanics lien priority, Nevada, nevada union labor, original contractor, schedule, Snell & Wilmer, spearin doctrin, under construction
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