Beyond being subject to less liability for injuries on construction projects, contractors could see a decrease in their legal expenses should lawmakers adopt a proposal that went before a legislative panel on Thursday.

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The ability of a group of North Carolina homeowners to bring a lawsuit over latent contamination in their well water will come down to the U.S. Supreme Court’s answer to a single, if technical, question: Is there a functional difference between a statute of limitations and a statute of repose?

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2010AP1432 Estate o Grochowske v. Romey

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Sometimes at the U.S. Supreme Court, words and labels mean everything.

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11-1459 McCann v. Hy-Vee, Inc.

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Wisconsin's builders' statute of repose is known as a lawsuit slayer.

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