Newsletter Issues

Newsletter Issues

Impact Damages, a Guide to AI, and Upcoming Training

Newsletter Issues

This issue covers three cases: one holding that copyright protection for architectural "plans" extends to functional drawings like floor plans and renderings, one on whether a contractor's explanation and continued work extended a statutory deadline for an owner's defective-work claim, and one on whether an architect's duty to "check contractor's schedules" includes reviewing monthly CPM schedule updates.

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Strict claim-notice deadlines can erase contractors’ rights—and give project owners a tactical edge. But a recent appellate opinion questions whether these mandates derail productive negotiations. When notice is required while talks continue, both sides may face a costly, adversarial dispute. A second case examines contractors’ reliance on owner-furnished as-built drawings. Can disclaimers shift the risk of undisclosed site conditions to the contractor?

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Construction Claims & Risk Management, the publication dedicated to helping contractors and owners manage risk. In addition to the latest case summaries, now includes content produced by industry attorneys and consultants providing you the info you need to cut through the noise amidst today's global risks - tariffs, politics, war, climate change and AI.