From the Ground Up

View by:

All Articles

Sep 09, 2019

Construction, From the Ground Up, Legal Developments—Washington

Washington contractors now have more time to file a bid protest on a public works project. Under prior law, an aggrieved contractor had to submit their bid protest within two days after the bid opening. RCW 39.04.105. For many contractors, they ofte...

Dealing With the Ups & Downs: The Importance of Price Escalation Clauses in Construction Contracts

Jul 01, 2019

By Vanessa Triplett Kuchulis

From the Ground Up, Construction

In this era of trade wars and tariffs, the likelihood that fluctuating building material costs will derail present and future construction projects is greater than ever. This is because over the past year the volatile world economy has made the price...

Supreme Court Gives Government Contractors Greater Protection for Their Confidential Information

Jun 25, 2019

By Brian Esler

Intellectual Property, Legal Developments—National, From the Ground Up

As we’ve discussed on our IP Law Trends blog, there is significant tension between government’s duty to give the public access to its records, and the desire of those who deal with the government to keep some of their information confidential. Yester...

The U.S. Supreme Court Rids Constitutional Takings Claims of the “San Remo Preclusion Trap”

Jun 25, 2019

Legal Developments—National, From the Ground Up

On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court released Knick v. Township of Scott, in which the Court overruled a 1985 decision holding that a property owner’s claim against a local government under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment was not ripe u...

Responding to a Crisis: How Human Resources Can Make Things Better, Not Worse

Jun 21, 2019

Construction, From the Ground Up

Cody Elliott and Mike Porter, two Miller Nash partners, were published in Constructor Magazine, a publication of Associated General Contractors. The link to the full story is available below. Just as unforeseen site conditions can test a contractor’s...

Judging Java: California Reverses Need for Proposition 65 Warnings on Coffee

Jun 20, 2019

By Tyler D. Bowlin

Legal Developments—California, From the Ground Up

California’s coffee industry breathed a collective sigh of relief earlier this month when the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the agency charged with implementing Proposition 65, finalized a regulation that exempts c...