Contract Defense Legal Subcontracting 
Best Practices Construction Law
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
under Contract No. The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. KBR) made material misrepresentations in its proposal, rendering the fully-performed contract void ab initio. Misrepresentation of firm fixed prices and acceptance of subcontract terms.
Best Practices Construction Law
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit concluded that a “pay if paid” clause in a subcontract was not ambiguous and, therefore, enforceable against the subcontractor.
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Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 12, 2015
Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit concluded that a “pay if paid” clause in a subcontract was not ambiguous and, therefore, enforceable against the subcontractor.
Levelset
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Medical expenses, property damage, and legal defense costs can grow quickly. An uninsured business would likely not have the financial resources to pay a large legal settlement. Such an occurrence could threaten the existence of your contracting business. 7 insurance policies subcontractors may need.
Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 21, 2016
Whether you are an owner, contractor, subcontractor or supplier, you will want to read the rest of this post since it illustrates precisely what all those attorneys have been telling you for years: “Please, please, please read your contract.” Like every legal question, the answer is: It depends! In Schindler v.
NH Construction Law
MAY 20, 2023
A couple of years ago I blogged ( #101 ) on “pay-if-paid” clauses, which make a general contractor’s receipt of payment from the owner a prerequisite – a “condition precedent,” in legal terms – to its obligation to pay subcontractors. JBC Merger Sub LLC v. Tricon Enterprises, Inc. , 145, 286 A.3d
Construction Lawyer
MAY 2, 2012
His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. 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. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >. Section 21.1
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