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3 weeks ago | 
brnw.ch | Trent Cotney |Jill Bloom |Chris Gray
Safety is a critical part of any roofing job, but when a safety violation happens, who should be held responsible? “You could still be held liable for their safety violations if OSHA believes that you are responsible for their safety,” he said. Challenging OSHA’s Prime Contractor Safety Obligation StancePrime contractors can be held liable for safety violations at a job site, even if they are never present to conduct the work.
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1 month ago | 
brnw.ch | Art Aisner |Trent Cotney
Legal As one of the leading legal experts in roofing, Trent Cotney hears a lot of complaints. One that’s always been problematic, but is becoming one of the biggest headaches on the jobsite for roofing contractors today is punchlists.
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2 months ago | 
brnw.ch | Trent Cotney |Jill Bloom |Art Aisner
LegalLow Slope RoofingSteep Slope Roofing Just when the onslaught of new tariffs and the controversy surrounding them seems to subside, international reaction, stock market fluctuations or a new court ruling brings it right back to the top of the news feed. With so much uncertainty in the roofing and construction spaces, it’s difficult for contractors to react, understand the true impact and strategize their next moves.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
roofingcontractor.com | Jill Bloom |Trent Cotney |Bryan Gottlieb
Roofing contractors are facing a rapidly evolving economic landscape. In this episode of Roofing Contractor’s “Best of Success” podcast, Group Publisher Jill Bloom talks tariffs and labor issues with RC’s Legal Insights columnist Trent Cotney, head of the Construction practice group at Adams and Reese.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
roofingcontractor.com | Trent Cotney |Jill Bloom |Bryan Gottlieb |Paul Scelsi
Company Spotlight Legal Adams and Reese advises every type of client in the construction industry on a wide range of matters that impact their business. We advise on the negotiation and drafting of design, engineering and constructions contracts; compliance with construction codes and regulations; disputes arising from construction; engineering and design defects; building code violations; product failure; warranty claims; breach of contract claims and allegations of fraud.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
roofingcontractor.com | Trent Cotney |Jill Bloom |Bryan Gottlieb |Paul Scelsi
Now that 2024 is behind us and the New Year begins to unfold, it is beneficial to explore the issues and trends that the roofing industry has seen in recent months. It is equally essential to look ahead and prepare for what 2025 may bring. The on-again, off-again requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act kept us on our toes in 2024. For months, businesses prepared for and submitted their beneficial ownership reports. Then an injunction was granted, only to be overturned, and then reinstated.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
roofingcontractor.com | Art Aisner |Trent Cotney |Jill Bloom |Bryan Gottlieb
Several roofing contractors in Florida are starting off the New Year with federal court dates looming over multiple bid-rigging investigations. Anti-Trust in Roofing and Responding to SubpoenasWhether in civil or criminal court, these are litigious times for business owners and roofing contractors have real concerns when it comes to receiving a subpoena.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
brnw.ch | Art Aisner |Trent Cotney |Jill Bloom |Bryan Gottlieb
Several roofing contractors in Florida are starting off the New Year with federal court dates looming over multiple bid-rigging investigations. Anti-Trust in Roofing and Responding to SubpoenasWhether in civil or criminal court, these are litigious times for business owners and roofing contractors have real concerns when it comes to receiving a subpoena.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
roofingcontractor.com | Trent Cotney |Jill Bloom |Bryan Gottlieb |Paul Scelsi
In this episode RC Group Publisher Jill Bloom speaks with Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney, partner at Adams & Reese LLP, about skyrocketing insurance costs in Florida, which has led to other issues, including policy changes to try to bring prices down. Four Year College for the Creative MindsetLegal Insights expert Trent Cotney, partner at Adams & Reese LLP, discusses the ongoing insurance crisis in Florida.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
rooferscoffeeshop.com | Trent Cotney
By Trent CotneyThe new rule is scheduled to take effect on January 27, 2025. However, the Trump administration may attempt to reverse it at some point. Despite this uncertainty, businesses should prepare to follow its stipulations. On January 27, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will enact its new “1:1” consent rule for telemarketing texts and robocalls. This significant change will reshape how businesses obtain consumer consent for marketing messages.
