by Andy Hilger | Apr 20, 2022
The construction industry is ever-changing and always looking for new ways to save costs and improve speed, quality, and efficiency. A common tool employed to achieve these goals is the delegation of certain design responsibilities for the project. For example, a...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Mar 31, 2022
Attorneys Mark Rysberg and Chris Nyenhuis will be presenting “Current Issues Involving Construction Contract Language” in an in-person session for the Construction Financial Management Association on Thursday, April 14, 2022, 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., The...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Mar 31, 2022
Jon VanderPloeg comes to Hilger Hammond, PC, with 47 years of legal experience. For the last 40, he has concentrated on appellate practice in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court, and in the Federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jon has handled...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Mar 18, 2022
Attorney Aileen Leipprandt Leading "Building Women Up" Seminar Aileen Leipprandt will serve as a panel member at the event Building Up Women, hosted by Windemuller, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. Leipprandt and other panel members will share stories on...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Mar 15, 2022
Brown Jug, Inc v Cincinnati Ins Co Holds no “Direct Physical Loss” In Brown Jug, Inc v Cincinnati Ins Co, the plaintiffs, restaurants and entertainment venues, made claims against their respective commercial insurance policies alleging a loss of income as...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Mar 14, 2022
With new Covid-19 case counts subsiding in most areas of the United States, the CDC and many states and counties have recently relaxed or lifted isolation and quarantine recommendations, emergency measures and/or mask mandates. Below is a list of helpful links for...
by Chris Nyenhuis | Jan 12, 2022
In November 2021, over 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs. That’s about 3% of the total workforce. It continues a trend that existed throughout 2021. Employees coming and going is a fact of corporate life, but the Great Resignation makes it more important than ever...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Jan 4, 2022
Attorney Aileen Leipprandt has been appointed to the State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness Committee. Leipprandt has also served on the Construction Law Committee as co-chair, 2018; Litigation Section; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2020 and Real...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Jan 4, 2022
Ben Hammond, past board chair of ABC Western Michigan, passes some very “big shoes” to Jerry Cardinal of Highpoint Electric, Inc., who will serve as the 2022 Board Chair. Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national trade association...
by Andy Hilger | Dec 29, 2021
By Andy Hilger Consequential damages and contractual waivers of the same are commonplace in the construction industry. However, when the rubber meets the road, parties often disagree about what actually falls into the bucket of consequential damages. In Michigan,...
by Jill K. Miller | Dec 19, 2021
Workers and employers are in limbo as things change day by day with respect to the status of the Biden administration vaccine mandates. As of December 15, 2021, this is the status of the three vaccine mandates which have been held up in the courts. Stay tuned as...
