The Accountant/Attorney Liability Reporter, December 2012
To access the full articles and for more information, please contact Donovan Hatem’s Marketing Department: Karyn Buckley, Marketing & Events Coordinator kbuckley@donovanhatem.com 617.406.4549 Inside this issue: AICPA Issues Exposure Draft Of Proposals For Financial Reporting Framework For Small And Medium Sized Entities By John B. Connarton, Jr., P.C. On November 1, 2012, the AICPA issued [...]
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To access the full articles and for more information, please contact Donovan Hatem’s Marketing Department: Karyn Buckley, Marketing & Events Coordinator kbuckley@donovanhatem.com 617.406.4549 Inside this issue: Attorneys’ Fees – How Much Can I Recover? By Justin R. Giles, III, Esq. It is no secret that litigation can be expensive. Attorneys’ fees are typically calculated on [...]
Read MoreMassachusetts Extends Land Use Permits—Again
By Neal B. Glick and Peter M. Vetere. Read full article.
Read MoreThe Accountant/Attorney Liability Reporter: September/October 2012
Inside this issue: In Pari Delicto Defense Applies Against a Trustee Suing For Professional Negligence By Amanda Mathieu The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Peterson v. McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, 676 F.3d 594 (2012), recently considered whether the in pari delicto defense (the idea that when a plaintiff is as [...]
Read MoreDesign and Construction Management Professional Reporter: September 2012
To access the full articles and for more information, please contact Donovan Hatem’s Marketing Department: Karyn Buckley, Marketing & Events Coordinator kbuckley@donovanhatem.com 617.406.4549 Inside this issue: California Court Allows City to assert Claims against Design Professional Absent Privity of Contract By Kristen R. Ragosta, Esq. A California Federal District Court Justice held that a [...]
Read MoreDoes Kappos v. Hyatt Apply to Interference Appeals?
Damian R. LaPlaca’s article for IP Law360
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Read MoreThe Accountant/Attorney Liability Reporter: December 2011
Inside this issue: Accounting Firm Liability to Creditors By Amanda Sirk Federal District Court in Tennessee held that an accounting firm (“Accounting Firm”) which audited a now bankrupt company (the “Company”) could not escape liability from creditors (the“Creditors”) on summary judgment, and the Creditors’ claims would have to be decided by a jury. The Accounting [...]
Read MoreThe Design and Construction Management Professional Reporter: November 2011
To access the full articles and for more information, please contact Donovan Hatem’s Marketing Department: Karyn Buckley, Marketing & Events Coordinator kbuckley@donovanhatem.com 617.406.4549 Inside this issue: Texas “Loser Pays” Legislation Brings Significant Changes to Texas Civil Practice By Amanda Y. Sirk, Esq. On May 30, 2011, the Texas legislature and Governor Rick Perry enacted House [...]
Read MoreThe Design and Construction Management Professional Reporter: March/April 2011
Inside this issue: Recent CA Jury Verdict May Heighten Duty for Design Professionals By Carrie G. Strasser, Esq. In December, a California jury awarded the City of Victorville $52.1 million against an engineering firm the City hired to design and build a new power plant. The jury in Riverside County Superior Court found that the [...]
Read MoreThe Accountant/Attorney Liability Reporter: March/April 2011
Inside this issue: Fair Value Opinion Engagements By John B. Connarton, Jr. P.C. Whether the issue is preparing financial statements or raising capital, accurate valuations which are credible and well substantiated, are a necessity. Credible asset valuations accelerate and drive informed decisions in all market conditions. Referring to prevailing market prices to determine an asset’s [...]
Read MoreAnnouncement: Donovan Hatem LLP is Pleased to Announce the Release of Two New Books
Megaprojects: Challenges and Recommended Practices and Design-Build Subsurface Projects, Second Edition
Read More“What’s a Structural Engineer to Do?: The Collaborative World of Building Information Modeling and Integrated Project Delivery”
Legal Perspectives Column, August 2010, STRUCTURE Magazine
Read MoreThe Design and Construction Management Professional Reporter: June 2010
Inside this issue: Green and Sustainable Design: Part 1: Professional Liability Risk and Insurability Issues for Design Professionals By David J. Hatem, PC This paper will identify and discuss professional liability risk and insurability issues for design professionals associated with green and sustainable (“G/S”) design. There are many published articles that address the background and [...]
Read More“Legal Implications of the Use of Social Media” on JBTL Proxy
Damian LaPlaca publishes an online extension of the University of Maryland’s Journal of Business & Technology Law
Read MoreDesign Professional White Paper: “Green and Sustainable Design Part 1: Professional Liability Risk and Insurability Issues for Design Professionals”
Whitepaper by David J. Hatem, PC
Read More“RFIs and Shop Drawings: How to Manage Risk and Reduce Liability”
Legal Perspectives column, March 2010, STRUCTURE Magazine
Read MoreThe Design and Construction Management Professional Reporter: February 2010
Inside this issue: Project-Specific Insurance Advisory: Recent Problematic Trends in Project-Specific Professional Liability Insurance Programs By David J. Hatem, PC For the last three decades project owners, design professionals, project grantors (federal and state), construction lenders, design-builders and others have all recognized the benefits of a well-designed and structured project-specific professional liability insurance program (“P-S [...]
Read MoreThe Accountant/Attorney Liability Reporter: February/March 2010
Inside this Issue Accountant Liability for Third Party’s Embezzlement By Cheryl A. Waterhouse, Esq. An accountant who has a fiduciary or special relationship with a client may be held liable for a third-party’s embezzlement if the accountant refers the client to the third-party and fails to disclose material facts or makes representations on which the [...]
Read More“Cost Estimates, Project Budgets, and the Structural Engineer”
Legal Perspectives column, January 2010, STRUCTURE Magazine
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