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December 08

Court Enforces OCIP Workers Comp Bar in Third Party Over Action

Cokinos | Young recently obtained summary judgment for the owner and the general contractor on all claims brought by a severely injured employee of a...

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November 29

Slow Poke Permits

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...

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November 27

Texas Mechanic’s Liens and Bonds

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...

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September 20

Important Changes to 2017 AIA Contract Forms

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...

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August 29

Policyholders Beware: Convergence of New Texas Insurance Laws and Hurricane Harvey

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...

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August 17

After the Flood: Hurricane Harvey’s $180 Billion Impact on Houston’s Economy

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...

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June 19

The Spill Magic Saga Continues – Austin v. Kroger Is Back

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....

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May 01

Austin is launching an initiative to rewrite its Land Development Code.

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...

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