For the past decade, legal and business professionals in the construction industry have eagerly anticipated the annual release of this best-selling guide. The Construction Law Update, now in its fifteenth year, chronicles and communicates changes in the construction industry. Comprised of 12 informative chapters -- each written by an expert or experts in the field -- the 2008 Edition offers these contributing authors' timely, practical analysis on many current issues in the construction industry.

2008 Construction Law Update brings you up-to-date with new developments impacting six major geographical regions of the United States: Southeast, Northeast, Southwest, West, Northwest, and Midwest.

For these regions, you'll discover what's happening in vital areas like:
o New legislation affecting payment obligations o Minority business enterprise requirements o Bidding rights and obligations o Contractual rights and obligations o Bonds and liens o Insurance and sureties o Building Code issues o Arbitration o And more! Table of Contents 1. Owner Strategies for Dealing with the Financially Troubled Contractor 2. Drafting Scheduling Specifications 3. Prelitigation Advice for Change Order Claims 4. Owner's Implied Warranty of Adequacy of the Plans and Specifications (Spearin Warranty): A Primer on Its Applications and Limitations 5. How to Overcome the Paradox of "Subcontracting" an Integrated Project: The Case for Integrated Delivery on Process Projects 6. Government Contracts 7. Southeast Region 8. Northeast Region 9. Southwest Region 10. West Region 11. Northwest Region 12. Midwest Region Index