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A quick definition of acceptance doctrine:

The acceptance doctrine is a rule in construction law that says once an owner approves and accepts the work of a contractor, the contractor cannot be held responsible for any harm caused to third parties due to their negligence, unless the harm is caused by a hidden and dangerous defect that the contractor knew about but the owner did not. This rule is also known as the accepted-work doctrine.

A more thorough explanation:

The acceptance doctrine is a principle in construction law that states that once an owner accepts the work of a contractor, the contractor is not liable to third parties for any injury that arises from the contractor's negligence in performing under the contract. However, there is an exception to this rule if the injury results from a hidden, imminently dangerous defect that the contractor knows about and the owner does not know about.

Let's say a contractor builds a deck for a homeowner. The homeowner inspects the deck and accepts the work. Later, a guest at a party on the deck falls through a weak spot and is injured. Under the acceptance doctrine, the contractor would not be liable for the guest's injuries unless the contractor knew about the weak spot and failed to disclose it to the homeowner.

Another example could be a contractor who installs a faulty electrical system in a building. If the owner accepts the work and later a tenant is injured due to an electrical fire caused by the faulty system, the contractor would not be liable unless they knew about the defect and failed to disclose it to the owner.

These examples illustrate how the acceptance doctrine protects contractors from liability once their work has been accepted by the owner, as long as there are no hidden, imminently dangerous defects that the contractor knew about and failed to disclose.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
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My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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