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"Three Sheets to the Wind: Cautionary Tales of Unlimited Risk in Offshore Wind Construction," Jones Walker LLP Offshore Wind Client Alert

By Cindy Matherne Muller, Tiffany C. Raush

Client Alert

April 25, 2022

Serving for centuries as a description of the very inebriated, most accounts hold that the idiom "three sheets to the wind" is derived from sailing—if the three "sheets" of the ship are unsecured, the ship runs totally off course and out of control. For contractors in offshore wind construction, there are three "sheets" typically used to keep risk on course and under control: (1) capped liquidated damage provision as an exclusive remedy for delay; (2) reciprocal, consequential damages waiver; and (3) a limitation of overall liability. Continue reading >

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    Cindy Matherne Muller
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    Partner
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    D: 713.437.1859
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    Tiffany C. Raush
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    Partner
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    D: 713.437.1848
    D: 305.679.5712
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    Emailtraush@joneswalker.com

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