Transcription of CONSTRUCTION LAW UPDATE
1 CONSTRUCTION LAW UPDATE :Case Law & Legislation Affecting the CONSTRUCTION Industry(2015-2016)Presented byDivision 10 Energy and EnvironmentMatthew J. DeVries, EditorBurr & Forman LLP511 Union Street, Suite 2300 Nashville, TN 37219(615) D. Floyd, Executive EditorWyatt Tarrant & Combs LLP1715 Aaron Brenne DriveMemphis, TN 38120(901) Caviedes, Division 10 ChairCB&I 2103 Research Forest DriveThe Woodlands, TX 77380(832) INTRODUCTION Division 10 is proud to present the Tenth Edition of the annual publication, CONSTRUCTION Law UPDATE : Case Law & Legislation Affecting the CONSTRUCTION Industry (2015-2016). Can you believe it has been ten years already? For this special anniversary, Division 10 has published a limited number of hard-copies to be distributed at the Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
2 The CONSTRUCTION Law UPDATE has become a hot item, requested by many CONSTRUCTION practitioners throughout the country. Along with this year s UPDATE , you can get access to the archive of previous updates (2006-2014) on Division 10's main website at: If you are a regular contributor, we thank you again for your help and we look forward to another year of assistance. If you are a first time reader of the CONSTRUCTION Law UPDATE and you see a hole where your state should be included, then perhaps you are the one to bring us updates throughout the year. It only takes a few hours of your time and you will be assisting your fellow colleagues tremendously.
3 You could also be named as the state representative with Division 10 s Listserve for the CONSTRUCTION Law UPDATE . Personally, I would like to thank Amber Floyd for providing invaluable time and effort for bringing this year s UPDATE to publication. She worked tirelessly throughout the year to make sure the updates keep coming in from the contributors. The Editorial Team would also like to thank all the volunteers and contributors for their efforts this year. The submissions in this publication are made throughout the 2015-2016 year, which means that some legislation may have passed, been rejected, or even tabled since the publication of this UPDATE . The case law and legislation included in this UPDATE are not intended to be an exhaustive compilation of every CONSTRUCTION -related decision or legislative enactment from within a particular jurisdiction.
4 We rely heavily on our authors to submit timely and accurate information. It is written by you and for you! If you would like to join this great team of contributors and authors, please contact one of our editors. Have a great year! Matthew J. DeVries Editor i TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS .. iii CONSTRUCTION LAW UPDATE Alabama .. 1 Alaska .. 4 Arizona .. 5 California .. 8 Colorado .. 13 Connecticut .. 20 Delaware .. 23 Florida .. 24 Georgia .. 28 Hawaii .. 38 Idaho .. 39 Illinois .. 40 Indiana .. 41 Kansas .. 45 Kentucky .. 46 Louisiana .. 49 Maine .. 56 Maryland .. 56 Massachusetts .. 58 Michigan .. 59 Minnesota .. 62 Mississippi .. 65 Missouri .. 66 Montana .. 70 Nebraska .. 71 Nevada .. 72 New Hampshire .. 74 New Jersey.
5 75 New Mexico .. 77 New York .. 78 North Carolina .. 80 Ohio .. 91 ii Pennsylvania .. 92 Rhode Island .. 96 South Carolina .. 98 South Dakota .. 102 Tennessee .. 102 Texas .. 109 Utah .. 111 Vermont .. 114 Virginia .. 114 Washington .. 116 West Virginia .. 120 Wisconsin .. 122 Wyoming .. 133 iii CONTRIBUTORS State Author Alabama Bradley Smith, Hand Arendall LLC, Box 1499, Fairhope, AL 36533; (215) 210-0609; Jim Archibald, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, One Federal Place, 1819 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203; (205) 521-8520; Alaska Matthew J. DeVries, Burr & Forman LLP, 511 Union Street, Suite 2300, Nashville, TN 37219: (615) 724-3235; Arizona Angela R. Stephens, Stites & Harbison PLLC, 400 West Market Street, Suite 1800, Louisville, KY 40202-3352; (502) 681-0388; California Marilyn Klinger, Sedgwick, LLP, 801 S.
6 Figueroa Street, 19th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017; (213) 426-6900; Garret D. Murai, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, LLP, 1111 Broadway, 24th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607; (510) 834-6600; Colorado Carrie L. Ciliberto, The Associated General Contractors of America, 2300 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22201; (703) 837-5367; Connecticut Thomas G. Librizzi, Steven Lapp, and Daniel D Aprile, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, One State Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103-3102; (860) 522-5175; Jeffrey M. Donofrio, Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP., 127 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT 06473; (203) 239-9828; Delaware Matthew J. DeVries, Burr & Forman LLP, 511 Union Street, Suite 2300, Nashville, TN 37219: (615) 724-3235; Florida Katherine Heckert, Michael Rothfeldt, and Lauren Catoe, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, 4221 W.
7 Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 229-4233; Georgia CONSTRUCTION Practice Group of Hall Booth Smith, , 191 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30303; (404) 954-5000; James H. Fisher, II, Hawaii Ken Kupchak and Tred Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, 1003 Bishop Street, #1600, Honolulu, HI 96813; 808-531-8031; Idaho Geoffrey J. McConnell, McConnell Wagner Sykes + Stacey PLLC, 827 East Park Boulevard, Suite 201, Boise, ID 83712; (208) 489-0100; Illinois Angela R. Stephens, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, 400 W. Market Street, Suite 1800, Louisville, KY 40202-3352; (502) 681-0388; Indiana Daniel P. King, Frost Brown Todd LLC, 201 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1900, Box 44961, Indianapolis, IN 46244-0961; (317) 237-3800; Kansas Mishelle Martinez and Justin R.
8 Watkins, Polsinelli PC, 900 W. 48th Place, Suite 900, Kansas City, MO 64112; (816) 753-1000; Kentucky Angela R. Stephens, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, 400 W. Market Street, Suite 1800, Louisville, KY 40202-3352; (502) 681-0388; iv State Author Louisiana Daniel Lund III and Tamara J. Lindsay, Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee, , 365 Canal Street, Suite 800, New Orleans, LA 70130; (504) 299-3076; Danny G. Shaw, Mark W. Mercante, Matthew R. Emmons, and Nicholas R. Pitre, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, 3 Sanctuary Blvd., Suite 201, Mandeville, LA 70471; (985) 819-8400; Maine Asha A. Echeverria, Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson, 100 Middle Street, Box 9729, Portland, ME 04014; (207) 774-1200; Maryland John T. Prisbe, Venable LLP, 750 East Pratt Street, Suite 900, Baltimore, MD 21202; (410) 244-7798; Massachusetts Asha A.
9 Echeverria, Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson, 100 Middle Street, Box 9729, Portland, ME 04014; (207) 774-1200; Michigan Troy L. Harris, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, , 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, MI 48226; (313) 496-7627; J. Chrisitian Hauser, Frasco Caponigro Wineman & Scheible, PLLC, 1301 W. Long Lake Road, Ste. 250, Troy, MI 48098; (248) 334-6767; Minnesota David G. Parry, Stinson Leonard Street, LLP, 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402; (612)335-7201; Mississippi Dorsey R. Carson, Jr. and Anna Powers, Carson Law Group, PLLC, 125 S. Congress St., Ste. 1336, Jackson, MS 39211; (601) 351-9831; Missouri Jeffrey D. Kleysteuber, Mishelle S. Martinez, and Justin R. Watkins, Polsinelli PC, 900 W.
10 48th Place, Suite 900, Kansas City, MO 64112; (816) 753-1000; Trenton K. Bond, Sauerwein Hein , 147 N. Meramec, St. Louis, MO 63105; (314) 863-9100; Montana Neil G. Westesen and Brad J. Brown, Crowley Fleck, PLLP, 1915 South 19th Ave., Bozeman, MT 59718; (406) 556-1430; Nebraska Craig F. Martin, Lamson, Dugan & Murray, LLC, 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 397-7300; Nevada David R. Johnson, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, , 6325 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89118; (702) 789-3100; New Hampshire Asha A. Echeverria, Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson, 100 Middle Street, Box 9729, Portland, ME 04014; (207) 774-1200; New Jersey Jennifer M. Horn and Jennifer R. Budd, Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, , 30 South 17th Street, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Lisa Lombardo, Gibbons , One Gateway Center Newark, NJ 07102; (973) 596-4481; New Mexico Sean R.
