Agreement Claims Legal Risk 
Construction Marketing
JULY 11, 2022
Surety bonds are financial guarantees that are issued to ensure the individual or company who obtains the bond will perform work in a legally compliant manner and will avoid fraud and misconduct. Surety – The bonding company that guarantees the principal’s ethical operations and legal compliance by issuing the bond.
Construction Marketing
MARCH 2, 2023
You may wonder if you have legal recourse if you have been injured while working at a construction site. Damage recovery If your claim is successful, you may be entitled to recover damages for your injuries. Not getting a written fee agreement from the lawyer you hire. Failing to interview several lawyers before hiring one.
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Best Practices Construction Law
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
But I have never really thought about that legal principle because, “People don’t really do that, do they?”. the Court of Appeals of Mississippi held that the PAID IN FULL principle—or what lawyers know as accord and satisfaction —barred a contractor’s claim for additional payment. In Triangle Construction Co. Fouches and Assoc.,
Constructlaw
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed the perennially thorny issue of whether the courts or arbitrators retain the authority to resolve questions involving the enforceability of arbitration agreements. After the project began, a labor union representative approached and asked MZM’s president to execute a “short-form agreement.”
Best Practices Construction Law
MAY 3, 2017
In construction, there should be a written contract to transfer the risk when you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Perhaps “inefficient risk transfer” (alluded to by the authors) comes when parties try to transfer risk opposite or beyond what the law addresses.
Levelset
APRIL 15, 2022
When a property owner files an insurance claim to cover a restoration or roofing project, the owner typically deals directly with the insurance company. An assignment of benefits , or AOB, is an agreement to transfer insurance claim rights to a third party. AOBs take the homeowner out of the claims equation.
Best Practices Construction Law
JANUARY 22, 2018
But I had never really thought about that legal principle because, “People don’t really do that, do they?” the Court of Appeals of Mississippi recently held that the PAID IN FULL principle—or what lawyers know as accord and satisfaction —barred a contractor’s claim for additional payment. Fouches and Assoc.,
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