The Foundation to Deny Coverage May Have Cracks
9/26/16
By: Bart Gary and Brian Lake
In Cypress Point Condo. Ass’n, Inc. v. Adria Towers, L.L.C., 226 N.J. 403 (2016), decided August 4, 2016, the Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed a Court of Appeals decision that a condominium …
Is Florida’s Notice and Repair Process a Suit? Eleventh Circuit Asks Florida Supreme Court to Weigh In
8/22/16
By: Bart Gary and Tim Holdsworth
Earlier this month, in Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co., the Eleventh Circuit certified to the Florida Supreme Court the question of whether Florida’s statutory notice and repair process constitutes …
Georgia Supreme Court Holds that Sovereign Immunity Bars Software Vendor’s Claim that State of Georgia waived the contractually Required Completion Date for the Contract
6/7/16
By: Bart Gary and Brian Lake
A software vendor entered into a written contract with the Georgia Department of Labor (GaDOL) to develop computer software. The contract required a certain completion date and contained a stipulation that amendments to the …
Georgia Adopts Protection for Design Professionals from Hold Harmless Clauses
5/11/16
By: Bart Gary
Georgia recently adopted legislation that declares an indemnity or hold harmless agreement in connection with or collateral to a contract or agreement for engineering, architectural, or land surveying services against public policy and void and unenforceable. The …
Pre-Trial Ruling Gives SawStop an Edge Over Bosch
3/11/16
By: Daniel Nicholson
SawStop and Bosch continue to litigate over Bosch’s proposed 2016 release of Reaxx table saws, but SawStop received a favorable ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission last month.
In 2015 SawStop filed a lawsuit against Bosch…
Litigation Could Force Flesh-Detection Injury Mitigation Technology Into All Tablesaws
12/15/15
By: Dan Nicholson
Following a big win for plaintiff, William Anderson, against Ryobi and Homelite manufacturer, Techtronic Industries North America, Inc. in Florida last month, the internet has been buzzing on what lies ahead for table saw manufacturers and consumers …