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Staten Island community fights demolition of asbestos-ridden building; engineer who said the building was free of asbestos fined $37,000.http://www.silive.com//city_officials_answer_question_1.ht

From Chris Hill's blog, Construction Law Musings: "Early Action on Your Construction Contract is Key." Good advice for anyone in the construction industry.http://constructionlawva.com/early-action-on-your-construc/

Construction Defect Journal's guest blogger Christopher Hill, Esq.: "Don't Let Construction Problems Become Construction Disputes."http://constructionlawnc.com//dont-let-construction-probl/

San Francisco's Eastern Bay Bridge construction defects: "steel rods crucial to seismic-stabilizing structures . . . snapped when they were tensioned."http://www.sfgate.com//Nearly-all-Bay-Bridge-tower-rods-si

OSHA says Arizona's rooftop safety fall protection standards are inadequate; Arizona disagrees.http://online.wsj.com//builders-osha-square-off-on-rooftop

Green Concrete: MIT researchers examine the mechanical properties of Calcium Silicate molecules in concrete, and find ways of strengthening concrete while reducing its carbon footprint.http://www.futurity.org/concrete-carbon-emissions-772982/

NY's scaffolding law makes property owners and general contractors responsible for providing protection for their workers. Some in the construction industry say it should be repealed. What do you think of the law?http://nydn.us/1kdDsFJ

US Court of Appeals, 3d Circuit, revives fraud and concealment claims against an asbestos manufacturer who told consumers its talc was asbestos-free. The court's blog describes the case as "elephantine."http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/131089p.pdf

What Children Need Most When Their Parents Divorce http://www.huffingtonpost.com//childrens-needs-during-divo

Same-Sex Divorce For Out of State Residents. Guest Blog http://research.lawyers.com//31475-same-sex-divorce-for-ou

Laws for same-sex marriage, divorce fail to stay in step http://www.spokesman.com//laws-for-same-sex-marriage-divo/

Tools for a Successful Parenting Arrangement in Divorce http://www.huffingtonpost.com//successful-parenting-after-