Pay if Paid Clauses - Defense or Delusion?
Date: February 2001
Description: This Design & Construction Bulletin addresses South Carolina’s Subcontractors’ and Suppliers’ Payment Protection Act
Architects and Engineers - Guarantors of Payment?
Date: February 2002
Description: In this Design & Construction Bulletin we address the impact of the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in Cullum Mechanical Construction, Inc. v. South Carolina Baptist Hospital and its potential impact upon design professionals .
Small Legal Points - Big Economic Impacts
Date: October 2002
Description: This Design & Construction Bulletin addresses three separate topics. First, we consider whether a contractor can file a mechanic’s lien against the owner of leased property in light of the court’s decision in F&D Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. Powder Coaters, Inc.
Second, this newsletter also addresses whether a design professional can bar an owner from using plans when such use is not authorized. The newsletter focuses upon the Court of Appeals’ decision in Nelson-Salabes, Inc. v. Morningside Development, LLC.
Finally, the Bulletin considered whether an exception to an exclusion in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy will pay for project losses.
Indemnity... A Conundrum.
Date: January 2003
Description: Indemnity is one of the most confusing clauses contained in a design and construction contract and often one of the most overlooked, until a dispute arises. This Design & Construction Bulletin is the first in a series designed to help project participants focus upon issues presented in indemnity clauses.
Indemnity - Part 2
Indemnity….. Part 2: Practical Applications
Date: July 2004
Description: This Design and Construction Bulletin address issues presented in indemnity clauses contained in design and construction agreements, including the difference between the obligation to defend and the obligation to indemnify, when the obligation to indemnify is triggered, and issues relating to proportional fault.
Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act
Date: June 2004
Description: In this Employment & Benefits Bulletin we address the 2004 changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
South Carolina's New Handbook Law
Date: June 2004
Description: This newsletter addresses South Carolina’s new statute Section 41-1-110 and its impact upon employee handbooks.
New COBRA Regulations
Date: June 2004
Description: This Bulletin considers the Department of Labor’s final COBRA regulations issued on May 26, 2004.
Recent Employment Cases
Date: June 2004
Description: This Employment & Benefits Bulletin addresses the EEOC’s April 22, 2004 rules relating to retiree health plans and the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Erie County Retirees Association v. County of Erie.
This newsletter also considers the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline which addresses reverse discrimination under the ADEA.
Retaliation Claims Made Easier
Date: June 2006
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