In today's wild west of a construction industry, the weak are leaving town in droves, there's a full scale shoot-out for any new commissions, and it's a major battle to ensure any jobs run smoothly. All the while, the recession-induced "claims mentality" brings hails of legal bullets to dodge. To cap it all, you may have to fight even to get paid. So many battles, so many casualties. And, alas, a number of fatalities, God rest their corporate souls. As if that were not alarming enough, there's a fair chance you are engaged in silent battles that you don't even know about. Known in legal speak as "the Battle of the Forms", the issue was recently brought to the foreground by the case of AE Yates Trenchless Solutions vs Black & Veatch.
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