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- A person who smiles in the face of adversity... probably has a scapegoat
"Post-Katrina Rebuilders Hug Ground, Trust Levees; Many say they don’t have time, money to elevate their houses": Hurricane Katrina revealed fatal flaws in the way this city is built. But as thousands of New Orleanians seek construction permits, many are... - We started out with nothing and we still have most of it left!
"Lead paint verdict sends shock waves across the nation": A jury verdict against The Sherwin-Williams Co., the nation’s largest paint retailer, and two other companies could cost the former lead paint makers $1 billion or more as they face the... - And your cry-baby whiny-assed opinion would be...?
"School district sues builders; Officials blame Skanska USA, Portela & Associates and Test Lab for Symmes Elementary damage": Hillsborough County school officials in Tampa, Florida are suing the architects and contractors they believe are responsible for millions of dollars of... - Can you hear us now?
In Broadmoor, L.L.C. v. Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (2004), the Louisiana Supreme Court held that under the state's recently-amended Public Bid Law, the public entity cannot waive any requirements in its published advertisements for bids and... - Never start vast projects with half-vast ideas
"San Francisco, contractor settle aiport expansion lawsuit": Tutor-Saliba Corp. agreed to pay the city and county of San Francisco $19 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2002 accusing the contractor of overbilling for the San Francisco International Airport expansion.... - Sic the lawyers, not the dog
In August 2004, in this post - "Sic the Dog Because You Can't Sue 'Em" - I noted an opinion by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. It held that placing mail on a porch constituted... - I may be schizophrenic but at least I have each other
"One of Largest Building Projects in U.S. History in Jeopardy": Despite a January lawsuit in New York Supreme Court that it hoped would resolve matters, Syracuse, N.Y.-based Pyramid Companies remains locked in a dispute with the city of Syracuse over... - Illegal Alien Status Doesn't Bar Recovery of Lost Wages
Today, the New York Court of Appeals - that state's highest appellate court - ruled that two illegal aliens hurt in separate construction site accidents could maintain suits for lost wages. In Balbuena v. IDR Realty LLC, the two illegal... - Huked on foniks werkd fer us!
"Aurora plots damages in Oconomowoc suit; Multimillion-dollar request likely": Aurora Health Care will seek damages "that reflect years of lost business" in a lawsuit brought against the city of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin five years ago over failed plans to build a... - Some people are only alive because it is illegal to shoot them
"Local men charged with fraud; Statewide real estate scheme bilked mortgage companies and home buyers, FDLE says": Two Ocala, Florida men were among six people arrested on Wednesday in connection with a real estate scheme that cost mortgage companies more... - Nuke the Whales! We'll hunt them at night
"Bankruptcy is denied to Cuban TV planner": A Fort Myers, Florida bankruptcy judge has denied bankruptcy protection to a Michigan millionaire. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy for Kevin Adell, a Michigan TV executive who fled to Naples and bought a $2.8... - Debunking Katrina Myths
"In the months since the storm, many of the first impressions conveyed by the media have turned out to be mistaken. And many of the most important lessons of Katrina have yet to be absorbed. But one thing is certain:... - Hey, who took the cork off our lunch??!
"Worker killed in Reno construction accident identified": A construction worker killed when a pipeline trench collapsed was identified Wednesday as a 20-year-old California man who had worked for the company only two weeks. Another man trapped by the cave-in remained... - Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
"Kent State suit in final stages; Judge may take months to review $3.6 million lawsuit over delays, costs in construction of student dorms": In Columbus, Ohio, attorneys for Cleveland Construction Inc. and Kent State will review final transcripts, then file... - I don't think, therefore I am not
"Deadly E-Mail Unnecessary": At 11PM on the evening of January 30, long time Zachry Construction Company executive George Dickerson sent an e-mail from his home to San Antonio Councilwoman Elena Guajardo's office using the Zachry e-mail server and using the...