By: Scott P. Fisher Settlement agreements are most often negotiated between counsel for the respective parties. Generally, the two (or more) opposing counsel receive instructions from their clients but communicate the back and forth offers of settlement amongst themselves only to later relate those… Read More >
Category: Construction
Enforceability of Settlement Agreements
Learning Curves & Lost Productivity Claims
By: Christopher S. Drewry In construction, productivity is often viewed as manhours per unit of work—greater productivity means fewer manhours spent per unit of work. Since contractors estimate work and prepare their bids based upon predetermined labor productivity, productivity is an important and vital… Read More >
Roy Rodabaugh Joins DSV
DSV Welcomes New Construction Attorney We are proud to welcome Roy Rodabaugh to Drewry Simmons Vornehm. Roy focuses his practice in construction law and real estate litigation. He represents many of the Midwest’s largest commercial and residential developers, owner’s representatives, construction managers, contractors, design-builders, subcontractors,… Read More >
Trump Announces More Details On Infrastructure Plan
By: Christopher S. Drewry, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP You may have heard a little something about this, but President Donald Trump held a press conference Tuesday. No, this is not a post discussing the events which took place in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend;… Read More >
Standing Down to Save Lives: The 2017 National Safety Stand-Down
By: Thaddeus J. Schurter, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP As the busy summer construction season approaches, so, too, does the Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. Originally conceived as part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Fall Prevention Campaign, this… Read More >
New Indiana Supreme Court Construction Jobsite Safety Case
By: Sean T. Devenney, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP If you read our year end summary of Top 10 cases in Indiana for 2016, the Indiana Court of Appeals’ case of Ryan v. TCI Architects/Engineers/Contractors, Inc. et. al. was discussed. Recently, the Indiana Supreme Court vacated… Read More >
OSHA Delays Enforcement of New Silica Standards Until September 23, 2017
By: Sean T. Devenney, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP OSHA has issued a decision to delay the enforcement of new silica exposure rules that have a significant impact on employers and employees that work around silica dust (for instance masonry contractors and those that work… Read More >