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Wally Irvin

February 17, 2016

It’s Baaack: Local Hire Amendment Requirements Imposed

On October 7, 2015, I wrote about the potential death knell for Nashville’s local hiring law. At the time, Herbert Slatery, Tennessee Attorney General, issued a formal opinion in which he found the charter amendment violated Tennessee contractor licensing laws. Additionally, Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) filed a bill seeking to invalidate the measure. …

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- Contractors, Nashville, Tennessee Construction
- Local Hire, Nashville
Paul Whitt

February 16, 2016

More Than Just a Threshold: Compliance with building codes

So many times, construction industry participants view compliance with the applicable codes or standards as satisfaction of the participant’s duty of care – or evidence by itself that the participant was not negligent in performance of its design and/or construction duties. However, the Tennessee Court of Appeals recently clarified, in…

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- Contractors, Design Professionals, Statutes & Legislation, Subcontractors
- Building Codes
Wally Irvin

February 12, 2016

BACK TO BASICS: TENNESSEE LIEN LAW PART 4

In a continuing four-part series, LT Construction Lawyer Wally Irvin discusses the Tennessee Lien Law. Wally recently posted Part 1 of 4 on “Speaking the Lien Language,” Part 2 of 4 on “Lien on What?” Wally continues his examination of the Tennessee lien law, and Part 3 of 4 on…

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- Architects, Construction Law, Contractors, Design Professionals, Legal Issues, Lien Law, Subcontractors
- General Contractors, Lien Law, Materialmens Liens, Mechanics Liens, Subcontractors