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Author: David McLain

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Legislation and Regulation 

Spend Some Time Sharpening Your Ax

January 24, 2023January 25, 2023 David McLain 24 Views 0 Comments risk management, Winter 2023

With the softening of the market, my hope is that builders can spend time sharpening their risk management axes. David

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Expert Advice Insurance and Risk Management 

Offshore Asset Protection Trusts

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 David McLain 102 Views 0 Comments construction, fall 2022

During a recent conference, I was reminded of the idea that risk management in construction can be thought of as

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endorsements
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Expert Advice Insurance and Risk Management Legislation and Regulation 

Anti-Concurrent Causation Endorsements in CGL Insurance Policies: A Word of Caution

August 17, 2022September 7, 2022 David McLain 109 Views 0 Comments insurance, Summer 2022

Anti-concurrent causation endorsements on insurance policies have migrated from first-party property policies to commercial general liability policies. David McLainPlease feel

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HFWA
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Business Management Expert Advice Legislation and Regulation 

The Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act

May 1, 2022May 3, 2022 David McLain 256 Views 0 Comments labor, sick leave, Spring 2022

HFWA requires that all employers provide each employee paid sick leave as and to provide statutory notice of such rights.

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implied warranty claim
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Business Management Expert Advice Legislation and Regulation 

Revisiting Denver’s Construction Defect Ordinance

February 22, 2022November 23, 2022 David McLain 207 Views 0 Comments construction defect, legislation and regulation, Winter 2022

One of the biggest problems for Colorado builders dealing with construction defect litigation is the breach of implied warranty claim.

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2021 Colorado legislative session
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Business Management Expert Advice Legislation and Regulation 

Understanding Colorado’s new retainage law

October 7, 2021January 25, 2022 David McLain 285 Views 0 Comments #Fall 2021, builders, legislation and regulation

The 2021 Colorado legislative session began this year on Jan. 13 and ran all the way through June 8, excepting

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get it in writing
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Business Management Expert Advice Legislation and Regulation 

What commercial builders get right: Get it in writing

July 2, 2021January 25, 2022 David McLain 457 Views 0 Comments legislation and regulation, Summer 2021

I reviewed a risk management outline I drafted years ago for a client considering a multifamily project. What jumped out

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plaintiffs attorneys fees
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Business Management Expert Advice Legislation and Regulation 

Attorneys’ fee clauses are engraved invitations to sue

May 10, 2021January 25, 2022 David McLain 256 Views 0 Comments construction defect, litigation, Spring 2021

Builders should evaluate the language in their contracts, lest they find themselves on the hook for plaintiffs’ attorneys fees.

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Business Management Expert Advice Green Building Legislation and Regulation 

Colorado requires builders to accommodate high-efficiency devices in new homes

December 1, 2020January 25, 2022 David McLain 738 Views 0 Comments Energy Efficiency, Winter 2020

Lawmakers have been adding requirements for builders to make new homes greener, including capabilities for high-efficiency devices like electric cars.

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Business Management Expert Advice Legislation and Regulation 

Colorado’s abbreviated legislative session offers builders a reprieve

September 16, 2020January 25, 2022 David McLain 495 Views 1 Comment legislation and regulation

Had COVID-19 not hit, the Colorado Legislature may have passed bills that would have had a severely negative impact on

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