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How to File a Lawsuit After an Injury At a Construction Site?

Construction Marketing

Defenses to a Construction Site Injury Lawsuit There are a few defenses that companies and individuals can use if you file a lawsuit against them after a construction site injury. This defense is often used in cases where the worker was not provided with proper safety equipment or where the worker did not follow safety protocols.

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Recent Decision Highlights the Potential Pitfalls in General Releases

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

the Court of Federal Claims reminds contractors to read claim release language carefully before executing any agreement or modification. The parties ultimately reached a settlement agreement regarding these claims. While these appeals were pending but before the execution of the settlement agreement, T.H.R. Enterprises, Inc. ,

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ASBCA Says “Not So Fast” to Contractors Seeking Relief from Pandemic Impacts

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

Notable about this case is the contractor’s invocation of a July 2, 2020 Department of Defense (DoD) memorandum concerning the financial consequences on contractors with firm-fixed-price contracts lacking an economic price adjustment clause during “historic and unprecedented challenges” in the wake of the pandemic’s onset.

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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

It is often said that a payment bond surety may assert all of the contractual defenses to payment enjoyed by its principal. I promised elaboration on this question in an earlier blog (# 8). 2d 404 (1990), construing Florida law, held that general contractor’s “pay-if-paid” defense was not available to a surety.

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

Construction Lawyer

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Non-signatory bound by agreement to arbitrate

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. Subscribe to this blogs feed.

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constructionattorneyblog: Indemnity Agreement

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. Indemnity Agreement.