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First You Say You Do and Then You Don't and Then You Say You will and Then You Won't, July 2008

Lessons Learned from A to Z (Sort of) in 2007: Construction Case Law Update, April 2008

A Critique of Best Value Contracting in Minnesota, February 2008

2007 Revisions to AIA A201 Document, December 2007

Negotiating and Drafting Construction Agreements, October 2007

Now you See it, Now You Don't, Now You See It Again (Maybe), Contribution & Indemnity Claims Under § 541.051, August 2007

The New Era of Best Value Public Procurement, June 2007

"Knowledge is Power": Freedom of Information Act Requests is One of the Contractor's Main Tools to Get Knowledge, May 2007

Preemption: Do you Understand the Relationship Between the Federal Arbitration Act and State Arbitration Legislation? "Under Construction", the newsletter of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, March 2007

A Project Manager's Guide to Common Construction Claims, February 2007

The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Section 511: A Time-Bomb for the Construction Industry, December 2006

Union Pension Funds: Signatory Contractors Liable for Under-Funding, October 2006

Building Information Modeling - BIM: Contractual Risks are Changing with Technology, August 2006

Section 199 Deduction: Income Attributable to Domestic Productions Activities, March 2006

Legal Audit: A Self-Assessment Tool for Design and Construction Companies, January 2006

Hurricane Contracting: Opportunities to Assist in the Clean-Up and Reconstruction Effort, October 2005

New Minnesota Statutes Allow Design-Build, CM at Risk and Purchase Order Contracting for Public Projects, September 2005

Succession Planning for the Closely-Held Business, August 2005

Construction Disputes: The Best Way to Avoid Them is to be Prepared for Them, June 2005

New Developments in Insurance Coverage, May 2005

Notice on Notice, April 2005

Statute of Limitations Update: Vlahos v. RI& Construction Meets the 2004 Legislature, June 2004

Recovery of Attorneys' Fees in Minnesota, April 2004

Steel Yourself for Price Increases, March 2004

Top 10 Construction Law Statutes in Minnesota, September 2003

Minnesota's New "Conceal and Carry" Gun Law - What are Your Options? July 2003

Pay-If-Paid Clauses: How Much Protection do they Really Provide to the Contractor and the Payment Bond Surety? January 2003

OSHA's New Steel Erection Standards - Something for Everyone, December 2002

Sales Tax Exemptions for Construction Projects: Traps for the Unwary? November 2002

We're Not in Kansas (Minnesota) Anymore: Tips on Performing Work and Getting Paid in Other States, October 2002

Reverse Auction Bidding, September 2002

Effects of Bankruptcy on a Construction Project, August 2002

One-Call Excavation Notice System is a Sword but not a Shield, July 2002

Statutory Update: New Design-Build Legislation, June 2002

Legislative Update: No Damage for Delay Clauses Barred, May 2002

How to Get the Most out of Construction Mediation, November 2001

A Disconnect of Supply and Demand - A Survey of Construction Mediation Preferences

Rules of Effective Communication, July 2001

Filing and Enforcing a Valid Mechanics' Lien: The Process Starts When Your Work Does, June 2001

Employers' Rights and Responsibilities Regarding Medically Based Leaves, Absences, and Return to Work Issues, May 2001

Court Questions "Market Recovery" Subsidies, April 2001

e-Construction: Don't Get Soaked by the Next Wave, March 2001

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Pitfalls in Bidding on Public Construction Projects, February 2001

Avoiding Negligent Hiring and Retention Claims Related to Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, August 2000

Hiawatha Light Rail Transit: A Design-Build Case Study, April 2000

Labor Shortages - What do You do When You've Got the Work, But Nobody to do it, April 2000

Coordination of Multi-Prime Contracts, November 1999

Creative Lawyering: Using Partial Settlement Agreements to Increase Your Recovery on Construction Claims, October 1999

Bridge Builder Obtains $2.5 Million Award - Largest Recovery Against North Dakota DOT, May 1999

Recent Developments in Wisconsin Construction Law, March 1999

A New Eichleay Case: Don't Leave Home Without It, January 1999

New CGL Pollution Endorsements - Don't Leave Home Without Them, March 1998

Recent Advances in Computer Technology Streamline Project Documentation and Claims Presentation, October 1997

"Show Me the Money" - A Guide to the Competing Claims Against Contract Proceeds, September 1997

"Bid Shopping" - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, July 1997

Short Straight Answers to Both Common and Uncommon Legal Questions, June 1997

New Legislation Affecting Payment Obligations, May 1997

Competitive Bidding: A New Minnesota Case Levels the Playing Field, February 1997

Labor Update: Salting of Open Shops Upheld, January 1997

Spring Lake Contractor Recovers $866,000 from the DNR on a $156,000 Contract, January 1997