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New Law Provides Additional Protection to Architects and Engineers
08-01-2017
Design professionals will be pleased to hear that beginning September 1, 2017, all Requests for Proposals and Requests for Qualifications published by the state will be subject to additional statutory protections for architects and engineers.
By: Travis Brown The Texas Legislature recently amended...Contract Immunity Update: Amy Emerson Presents at the TCAA 2017 Summer Conference
06-14-2017
Contract Immunity Update: This paper is an update of Amy Emerson’s 2016 paper on contractual immunity. It discusses the latest significant opinions applying to Supreme Court’s decisions of each of the three Texas Supreme Court cases affecting contractual immunity.
By: Amy Emerson
Since...
Bruington v. Pedernal: Texas Supreme Court Rules Dismissal With Prejudice Not Required After Failure to Include Certificate of Merit.
06-06-2017
Bruington v. Pedernal: Texas Supreme Court rules dismissal with prejudice not required after failure to include certificate of merit.
On April 28, 2017, the Texas Supreme Court resolved a conflict among several Texas appellate courts in holding that trial courts...Pending Bill Could Shift Liability for Defects in Plans & Specs between Owners and Contractors
05-23-2017
Proposed legislation in Texas may shift the default responsible party between owners and contractors for defects in construction plans and specifications.
By: Tyler T. O'Halloran May 23, 2017House Bill 2170 (currently parked in the House Ways & Means Committee), proposes...