Only in California could two Farmers get sued for stealing LEED-related trade secrets. Brothers Sam and Tyler Farmer (sorry for the bad “farmer” joke) purportedly had just several years of experience between them when hired by a company called DGP (Drew George & Partners, Inc.) as “Research Assistants.” DGP says they worked their way up to management, [...]
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Strange but True: Two Farmers Sued for Stealing LEED Trade Secrets
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, Leedigation, National on May 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
AHRI v. City of Albuquerque Revisited
Posted in City, Codes and Regulations, Federal, Green building litigation, National, State, tagged AHRI v. City of Albuquerque, Energy Code, Federal Law, Preemption on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last month, a District Court in New Mexico issued a ruling on the outstanding issues in AHRI v. City of Albuquerque. As you may remember from previous posts on the case, in 2007 the City of Albuquerque enacted an energy code (with both prescriptive and performance paths) aimed at increasing energy efficiency in buildings within its borders. [...]
Guest Post by Dave Scott on Green-Talk.com
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, Ohio, tagged Guest Post on January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the guest post about LEEDigation on Green-Talk.com by OGBL’s very own Dave Scott by clicking HERE.
The Ever-Evolving Standard of Care: Form Contract Docs
Posted in Global, Green building litigation, LEED, Leedigation, National, Ohio, Sustainable Design Contracts, tagged AIA, ConsensusDOCS, Form Construction Contracts, LEED, standard of care on November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Form Construction Contract Docs. What exactly is buried within the pages of all that legal gibberish when you “sign on the dotted line?” Well, to begin with, a number of different organizations associated with the construction industry produce standard form contracts - AIA, EJCDC, AGC/ConsensusDOCS, DBIA. Generally, the forms drafted by each organization reflect the interests and perspective of the sponsoring organization. [...]
The Ever Evolving Standard of Care: Part 2
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, tagged architect, engineer, LEED AP, LEED AP fellow, standard of care, sustainable design on September 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In an earlier post, we discussed how the standard of care for design professionals is constantly evolving. In regard to sustainable design, where the project is located is extremely important. However, There are other factors that design professionals need to take into account when considering standard of care. For instance design professionals with green building specific [...]
Court tells Gifford “You’re Dismissed”
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, tagged Gifford v. USGBC, USGBC, USGBC Class Action, USGBC Lawsuit on August 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Although perhaps not as dramatic as The Donald pointing menacingly and declaring “You’re Fired,” the U.S. District Court in New York just gave the same treatment to Henry Gifford and the other folks who had filed suit against the USGBC. As previously discussed by OGBL, Mr. Gifford and his cohorts claimed that the USGBC engaged in [...]
Death Star-esque Mega-Mall Fails to Deliver on Green Promises
Posted in Green building litigation, National, tagged bonds, destiny USA, Green Building, tax-exempt on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Long ago in a galaxy far, far away, Darth Vader told Luke Skywalker that following the path of the Dark Side and ruling the universe was his “destiny.” Just a short time ago, in a state that’s not too far away, a developer told the Internal Revenue Service that a project was eligible for hundreds [...]
Seminar: Legal Issues in Sustainable and Green Building
Posted in Central Ohio, Green Building Incentives, Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, Ohio, tagged Green Building Law Seminar, LEED Seminar, Sustainable Building Seminar on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Please Join us for a seminar entitled “Legal Issues in Sustainable and Green Building” in Worthington, Ohio on Wednesday, June 29. Register online at: www.halfmoonseminars.com
Amended Complaint filed in Gifford v. USGBC
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, tagged Gifford v. USGBC, Henry Gifford, LEED, LEED lawsuit, USGBC on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Henry Giffords, the non-LEED AP energy-efficiency professional at the center of last year’s class action lawsuit against the USGBC and LEED has (not surprisingly) filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint has created an almost entirely new lawsuit wherein many of the inadequacies and weaknesses of the previous class action have been trimmed and cut away. [...]
Send Lawyers, Guns and Money (to help police the LED market)
Posted in Green building litigation, National, Ohio, tagged City of Columbus, FTC green guides, WattWorks on November 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Following up on our previous posts about the FTC Green Guides (which are in the process of being revised), we learned that FTC lawyers recently filed a lawsuit against a purported bad actor in the light emitting diode (LED) industry. On September 7, 2010, the FTC sued Lights of America, Inc., a California-based LED company, [...]
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