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Portland's Construction Boom
Portland is quickly joining the ranks of American cities with the most significant construction projects. According to a report Friday from the Seattle Times, Portland now ranks seventh in the nation in the number of construction cranes—just behind...
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Isn't One Trial Enough? Jury Award Reversed and Remanded for Insufficient Evidence of Damages in Construction Contract Claim.
On October 26, 2016, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a general judgment and money award in favor of a general contractor because (1) the general contractor had failed to support its claim for damages for bonding and insurance costs with sufficie...
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Individual Laborers Granted Lien Rights by Court
It has been generally assumed that only licensed contractors were entitled to file lien claims in the state of Washington for work they performed on real property for which they were not paid in full.1 That assumption has now been discarded in the re...
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Washington Court of Appeals Signals Change in Notice Requirements Under Construction Contracts
Division III acknowledges hairline cracks in Mike M. Johnson rule. “Close enough” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, and nowhere is that more true than when Washington courts are interpreting notice and claim procedures in construction con...
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Washington Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Vested Rights
In a blog post dated February 17, 2016, we wrote about a decision of the Washington Court of Appeals in Snohomish County v. Pollution Control Hearings Board favorable to developers. At issue in the case was the Washington State Department of Ecology’...
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Controversial Cap on Damages Against Public Entities and Employees Upheld in Horton v. OHSU
While this case is not specifically related to the development industry, we believe the constitutional issues will be important to this blog’s audience and our public sector clients. In May 2016, the Oregon Supreme Court upheld a controversial statut...
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