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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...

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

Jun 17, 2019

By Vanessa Triplett Kuchulis

Construction, From the Ground Up

Vanessa Triplett, a Miller Nash construction law attorney, was published in the Summer 2019 issue of the NAMC-OR Newsletter. The newsletter is published by the National Association of Minority Contractors—Oregon and the Daily Journal of Commerce. The...

Bill Gives Design Build Boost in Public Contracting

May 14, 2019

Construction, From the Ground Up, Legal Developments—Washington

Design-build is increasingly showing up in public works projects in the Washington State. This method allows the price to be established based on a conceptual design rather than through the competitive bid process. Offsetting the lack of competitive...

ORS 701.640 May Not Void Forum-Selection and Choice-of-Law

Apr 10, 2019

From the Ground Up

Miller Nash partner Jacob Zahniser had an article published in the Oregon State Bar Construction Law Section's Construction Law Newsletter concerning little-discussed elements of construction contracts. The link to the full story is available be...

Oregon Court of Appeals Gives a Boost to the State’s Provision of New Housing

Mar 26, 2019

Housing, Land Use, Legal Developments—Oregon, From the Ground Up

On March 20, 2019, the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the Land Use Board of Appeals (“LUBA”) in a decision interpreting ORS 197.307(4), which is the “clear and objective” requirement of the ORS 197.295-.314 needed housing statutes. Warren v. Washin...