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Bill Gives Design Build Boost in Public Contracting

May 14, 2019

Construction, From the Ground Up, Legal Developments—Washington

Design-build is increasingly showing up in public works projects in the Washington State. This method allows the price to be established based on a conceptual design rather than through the competitive bid process. Offsetting the lack of competitive...

Dealing With the Ups & Downs: The Importance of Price Escalation Clauses in Construction Contracts

Jun 17, 2019

By Vanessa Triplett Kuchulis

Construction, From the Ground Up

Vanessa Triplett, a Miller Nash construction law attorney, was published in the Summer 2019 issue of the NAMC-OR Newsletter. The newsletter is published by the National Association of Minority Contractors—Oregon and the Daily Journal of Commerce. The...

Judging Java: California Reverses Need for Proposition 65 Warnings on Coffee

Jun 20, 2019

By Tyler D. Bowlin

Legal Developments—California, From the Ground Up

California’s coffee industry breathed a collective sigh of relief earlier this month when the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the agency charged with implementing Proposition 65, finalized a regulation that exempts c...

Responding to a Crisis: How Human Resources Can Make Things Better, Not Worse

Jun 21, 2019

Construction, From the Ground Up

Cody Elliott and Mike Porter, two Miller Nash partners, were published in Constructor Magazine, a publication of Associated General Contractors. The link to the full story is available below. Just as unforeseen site conditions can test a contractor’s...

The U.S. Supreme Court Rids Constitutional Takings Claims of the “San Remo Preclusion Trap”

Jun 25, 2019

Legal Developments—National, From the Ground Up

On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court released Knick v. Township of Scott, in which the Court overruled a 1985 decision holding that a property owner’s claim against a local government under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment was not ripe u...

James Walker Recognized on the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon "Phenoms and Icons" 2018

Dec 13, 2018

Construction, Firm News, From the Ground Up

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP construction attorney James Walker was recognized as a 2018 Phenom by the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon (DJC Oregon) on December 13 in Portland, Oregon. DJC Oregon’s newest award program honors local building indust...