Its been awhile since I discussed the importance of safety. But, a recent article on ENR.com compelled this brief article. Don’t shortcut safety – you could facing serious criminal repercussions.[...]
Archive for the ‘Personal Injury’ Category
July 28th, 2011 - 8:29 am § in Construction Liability, Construction News, Employment & Labor, Managing Risks, Personal Injury
Contractor Manslaughter? Safety Shortcuts Are Not Worth It
March 24th, 2011 - 8:45 am § in Case Law, Construction Liability, Legislation & Law, Personal Injury
Where Is The Economic Loss Rule? Making Way For The Independent Duty Rule
Last year, two Washington Supreme Court opinions carved a new future for Washington’s Economic Loss Rule. The result was the creation of a new rule, called the “Independent Duty Rule.” Here is what happened.[...]
April 16th, 2010 - 7:33 pm § in Case Law, Construction Liability, Legislation & Law, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
WA Supreme Court Decides Disclosure of Worker’s Immigration Status is Prejudicial
A case was decided by the Washington Supreme Court yesterday that has an impact on the Washington construction world. The case deals with whether or not a court should permit the disclosure of a worker’s illegal immigrant status in a workers injury case. In Salas v. Hi-Tech Erectors, No. 80653[...]
April 15th, 2010 - 8:06 am § in Construction Liability, Construction News, Managing Risks, Personal Injury, Public Contracting, Workers Compensation
Remote Monitoring of Construction Sites Offers Good Risk Management Tool for Builders and Public Works
In the new wave of technology, we aim to make life easier and more efficient. We also find new ways to eliminate risk and protect ourselves. The goal is to simplify our methods and attain better information. Contractors would be wise to look into job site camera monitoring. The utilization of camera[...]
April 14th, 2010 - 5:26 pm § in Case Law, Construction Liability, Construction News, Legislation & Law, Personal Injury, Warranties
Washington Developer’s Suit Against Contractor Raises Damage Questions of Repair v. Replace
This week it was reported that a large scale dispute between a Seattle commercial developer and a Missouri builder had erupted and was headed to mediation. The dispute might end up in trial, raising new questions about the estimations of damages and how to measure the reasonableness of remediation v[...]
April 2nd, 2010 - 1:39 pm § in Construction Liability, Construction News, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
Washington Supreme Court to Look at Workers Compensation Claims
A new case opinion of note was issued today by the Washington Supreme Court. The case involves resolution of worker injury claims for construction companies (though it would apply to all companies of any industry). In Williams v. Leone & Keeble, Inc., No. 83743-1, construction employee Delbert W[...]
