Analyzes an Illinois trial court decision that held a subcontractor liable for breach of contract but in which the jury returned damages of only $1 due to insufficient evidence of the amount of damages.
Summarizes an Illinois Appellate Court ruling reenforcing that merely attempting to reframe a design defect claim as a negligent maintenance one won’t expand the time limit inherent in the statute of repose for construction projects.
Analyzes Illinois appellate court ruling in Neisendorf v. Abbey Paving & Sealcoating on a question of whether contract language calling for a general right to stop work established a duty of care under Sections 414 and 343 of the Restatement.
Illustrates how construction companies in Illinois who utilize borrowed employers may be entitled to protections under the Workers’ Compensation Act.
Explains changes made to appropriate venues for challenging Illinois administrative rules, executive orders, and constitutionality of state laws. Includes pros and cons of those changes.
Examines why snow/ice removal contractors need to re-evaluate contracts with property owners based on appellate court ruling on liability to third parties
From West Coast to East Coast, states have rushed to issue orders, rules, and regulations to address the new coronavirus pandemic, including, in part, the states’ determinations of what construction work/services are “essential.” Those definitions of “essential” construction activities vary greatly; some states adopted severe restrictions on construction (allowing only emergency repairs), while others issued few restrictions (leaving construction relatively unaffected).
Despite the states’ attempts to maintain “essential” construction ...
In Woods v. Amazon.com LLC and Johnson v. Amazon.com LLC, 2019 WL 2504093 (2019) & 2019 WL 2509122 (2019), respectively, two individuals, Andrew Woods and Michael Johnson (“Plaintiffs”) brought separate, but related personal injury actions against Amazon.com, LLC (“Amazon”), Duke Realty, LP (“Duke”) and Steel King Industries, Inc. (“Steel King”) (collectively, the “Defendants”). Defendants brought third-party contribution claims against Plaintiffs’ employer, Lakeside Rack Installer, Inc. (“Lakeside”).
Both Plaintiffs suffered serious ...
