Stephanie O’Rourke did a presentation on “They Creak, They Crack, They Crumble: A Review of Spooky Construction Projects” at Texas A&M University. To get the full presentation, please contact Stephanie directly at SORourke@CokinosLaw.com or 210-293-8714. You can view Stephanie's bio by clicking here.
Cokinos | Young recently obtained summary judgment for the owner and the general contractor on all claims brought by a severely injured employee of a subcontractor at a large, industrial construction project. Cokinos | Young successfully argued that both the owner and the general contractor were entitled to the workers...
If you’re tired of waiting on city inspectors to issue permits, you should probably be aware of a little known and rarely used statute. Section 214 of the Local Government Code requires that permits be addressed within a certain amount of time. Failing to do so prevents the municipality from...
By David L. Tolin, Cokinos Young This practice note explains Texas laws governing mechanic’s liens and bonds. Texas is home to relatively complex statutory frameworks for liens and bonds used to secure payment for services rendered, and you must be familiar with the statutes to provide effective counsel. The practice...
Recently, the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) published its decennial update to the AIA forms most commonly used by contractors, owners, and design professionals. In total, AIA updated fourteen of its construction contract forms, including the industry-standard Owner-Contractor forms, such as the A101 - A105 base contracts and A201 General...
In a bizarre twist, the insurance legislation originally billed as the “Hailstorm Bill” will likely have the greatest effect not on hailstorms, but on the most significant flooding event in Texas history. As Hurricane Harvey continues to deluge the Texas Coast, Texas Insurance Code Section 542A is set to take...
The destruction from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria is virtually unprecedented. In fact, Harvey and Irma are the only Category 4 storms to hit the U.S. in the same year (let alone the same two-week span), and Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm as well....
Houston | San Antonio | Austin | Dallas/Fort Worth On June 2nd, the Fifth Circuit designated its opinion in Austin v. Kroger, L.P., 2017 WL 1379453 (5th Cir. Apr. 14, 2017) for publication. In that opinion, the Fifth Circuit yet again remanded Randy Austin’s lawsuit against his former employer, Kroger Texas, L.P., to the United...
The City of Austin, Texas has launched the initiative called CodeNEXT to rewrite its Land Development Code. Learn how this will impact the Austin construction industry in the article below.