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COVID-19: Delays and Force Majeure in Construction Contracts

Mar 24, 2020

Construction, Legal Developments—National, From the Ground Up, COVID-19 Resource Center, Construction

COVID-19 now controls our day-to-day, but it may not control our existing contracts. To know the extent of its reach on construction projects, it’s important to touch on how delay is handled under contract law and specifically the role of force majeu...

New Oregon “Stay in Place” Order Permits Construction Industry Work Under Distancing Policies

Mar 23, 2020

By D. Gary Christensen

Construction, Legal Developments—Oregon, Regulation, From the Ground Up, COVID-19 Resource Center, Construction

On Monday, March 23rd, Governor Kate Brown issued a new executive order for the state, further limiting personal interactions. It appears that construction industry businesses are not subject to the order so long as the business designates “an employ...

Insurance Recovery for COVID-19 Losses

Mar 13, 2020

By Tristan Swanson

Practical Insights, The Northwest Policyholder, From the Ground Up, COVID-19 Resource Center, Insurance

The economic fallout from COVID-19 has been swift and severe. Moratoriums, quarantines, and bans will continue to upend daily life and with this impose severe economic consequences on regional, national, and international commerce. While the federal...

Environmental Groups Push for New Rules Restricting Emissions From Indirect Sources

Jan 23, 2020

Construction, Environmental, Legal Developments—Oregon, Regulation, From the Ground Up

Environmental activist groups recently petitioned the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (the “EQC”) to enact far-reaching rules that would regulate air emissions from so-called indirect sources in cities and metropolitan districts with populati...

Oregon Signs Statement of Intent to Accelerate Transition to Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Dec 16, 2019

By Jeff C. Miller

Environmental, From the Ground Up

Along with seven other states and the District of Columbia, Oregon signed a Statement of Intent to develop a multi-state memorandum of understanding to support and accelerate the deployment of medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs (zero-emission vehicles) for...

Event Recap: October Construction Breakfast Roundtable on Delegated Design

Nov 01, 2019

Construction, Firm News, From the Ground Up

The Construction Team hosted back-to-back Breakfast Roundtables in Portland and Seattle earlier this month. Attendees included contractors, suppliers, design professionals, in-house counsel, and others from across the construction industry. The...