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Release of Consensus Contract Documents
Oct 28, 2007 A new family of construction industry documents has moved into the established neighborhood previously dominated by the AIA and Engineer's Joint Document... Owner Pleads Guilty in Explosion Oct 02, 2007 09/26/2007 Pipeline owner Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Houston, pleaded no contest to six felony charges and agreed to pay a $15-million settlement... Construction Dispute Resolution in California Oct 01, 2007 BY ERNEST C. BROWN. ESQ., PE Mediator & Arbitrator www.ernestbrown.com When negotiation and compromise fail, some form of litigation may become... |
Owner Pleads Guilty in Explosion
written by ENR Staff 09/26/2007 Pipeline owner Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Houston, pleaded no contest to six felony charges and agreed to pay a $15-million settlement related to a 2004 gasoline pipeline explosion in Walnut Creek, Calif., that killed five workers. “Although others made mistakes, they were primarily responsible for the safety of the pipeline,” says Lon Wixon, a prosecutor with the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office. After an excavation contractor punctured the line, gasoline under pressure soaked welders and their torch sparks ignited a fireball. Copyright Engineering News Record 2007 |
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