The law in Texas is that “[g]enerally, indemnity agreements do not apply to claims between the parties; rather, they apply to claims made by others who are not parties to the agreement. In Clay...

In Austin Bridge & Road, LP v. Suarez, the First Court of Appeals once again confirmed the validity of Texas Labor Code § 406.123’s exclusive remedy defense for a subcontractor enrolled in an...

Haynes and Boone, LLP CDG Counsel Helen Conybeare Williams writes in UK Construction Excellence about proper notice of contract claims involving offshore energy projects.

Counsel Fiona Cain of Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP writes in Insurance Day about risks insurers face in construction contracts.

Haynes and Boone Counsel Pierre Grosdidier writes in Law360 about the duty to provide workers' comp insurance covering construction employees' injuries.

The Texas Certificate of Merit Statute continues to entrap the unwary (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 150.001 et seq.). In Gignac Assocs., LLP v. Hernandez, the Corpus Christi Court ...

In the typical construction contractual chain, an owner hires a general contractor, who hires an independent contractor (i.e., a subcontractor) who employs an employee. Sadly, the constructio...

Texas courts have been kind to owner controlled insurance programs (“OCIPs”). Over the last decade, the Texas Supreme Court and several appellate courts have extended statutory employer-status prot...

Mealey’s International Arbitration Report recently asked industry experts and leaders for their thoughts on changes in transparency in arbitration, the potential future impact of awards and other s...

AIA Document A201^TM, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, is a form agreement often incorporated into a main contract between an owner and a general contractor.