Publications

• What to look for in subcontractor warranty endorsements?
  David M. McLain, COLORADO BUILDER (Winter 2019)
  
  
• Why builders should reconsider arbitration clauses in construction contracts?
  David M. McLain, COLORADO BUILDER (Fall 2019)
  
  
• What are the most commonly claimed issues in construction defect litigation?
  David M. McLain, COLORADO BUILDER FORUM (Spring 2019)
  
  
• Two things to consider before making warranty repairs
  David M. McLain, COLORADO BUILDER FORUM (Winter 2018)
  
  
• What a construction defect “win” looks like for a builder
  David M. McLain, COLORADO BUILDER FORUM, Fall 2018
  
  
• The “Right to Repair” Construction Defects in the Rocky Mountain and Plains Region
  Jean Y. Meyer & Sheri H. Roswell, CLM CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS MAGAZINE, Spring 2018
  
  
• 2018 Colorado legislative wrap-up
  David M. McLain, Colorado Builder, Summer 2018
  
  
• The next evolution in Colorado construction defect litigation? Single-family home builders could be in the crosshairs
  David M. McLain, Colorado Builder, Spring 2018
  
  
• Recent Changes in the Law Affecting Construction Defect Litigation
  David M. McLain, Colorado Builder, Summer 2017
  
  
• Local Pols Stiff Colorado Plaintiff's Bar
  David M. McLain, Construction Claims Magazine, Summer 2016
  
  

• Construction Defects Litigation Reform: Statewide
  Dennis Huspeni, Colorado Builder Forum, Fall 2015

• Appellate Court Upholds State Statute
  Kim Jackson, Colorado Builder Forum, Summer 2015
  
  
• Construction Case Update: Vallagio v. Metropolitan Homes: The Colorado Court of Appeals’ Decision Protecting a Declarant’s Right to Arbitrate Construction Defect Cases
  David M. McLain, Merit Builder, Summer 2015
  
  
• Work to Live, Not Live to Work
  David McLain
  
  
• Another Attainable Housing Fight on the Horizon: Preparing for the 2015 Colorado Legislative Session
  David McLain, Merit Builder, February 2015
  
  

• CAHB’s Not-So-Secret Weapon: How Eleven Attorneys Protect the Homebuilding Industry at the State Capitol
  Colorado Builder Forum, March/April 2014

• A Closer Look at an HOA Board Member's Duties to Homeowners 
  Derek J. Lindenschmidt, Merit Builder, Fall 2013

• Colorado Abandons the “Completed and Accepted Rule” in Favor of the “Foreseeability Rule” in Determining a Contractor’s Duty to a Third Party After Work Has Been Completed
  Brady S. Iandiorio, Merit Builder, Summer 2013

• Overview of Construction Litigation in Colorado
  Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC

• The Hidden Dangers of Construction Litigation
  David M. McLain, COMMON interests,
  CAI Rocky Mountain Chapter, March 2012
  

• Court Finds Associational Standing has Drawbacks
  Bret Cogdill, Colorado Association of Homebuilders, Building By The Law,  Spring 2012

• From Dream Home to Nightmare: Risk Management from the Perspectives of the Homeowner and the Home Builder
  David M. McLain & Bret L. Cogdill, Mountain Builder, Aspen and Vail Edition, Volume III, 2012

• Some Builders are Choosing to Discontinue Insurance Coverage: Is Now Really the Time to Bare it All?
  David M. McLain, Colorado Builder Forum, September/October 2011

• Construction Defects Lawsuits are Avoidable: Homeowners and Builders Can Take Mutual Steps to Avoid Costly Litigation
  David M. McLain, Mountain Builder, Aspen and Vail Edition, Volume II, 2011

• One Court Interprets Newly Enacted Construction Defects Legislation as Matter of Law. Will Others do the Same?
  David M. McLain, Colorado Builder Forum, Winter 2010

• Colorado House Bill 10-1394
  Shawn A. Eady, Presented to the Construction Defect Claim Manager Association, June 2010

• Construction Litigation Desk Reference: A State-by-State Compendium (Colorado Chapter)
  DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, 2010

• Strategies for Managing Your Risk
  David M. McLain, Colorado Builder Forum, Winter 2010, Big Ideas edition 2010

• Practical Solutions for Preventing Construction Defects Lawsuits.
  Kim Jackson, Colorado Builder Forum, January/February 2009

• Colorado's Mechanics' Lien Trust Fund Statute: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Might Land You in Jail.
  Alex M. Nelson, Colorado Builder Forum, January/February 2008

• Additional Insured and Insured Contract Liability; Insurance Coverage for General Contractors
  David McLain and Alex M. Nelson, Colorado Lawyer, November 2007.

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