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Bring Construction Billing into Focus

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Clear visibility over invoices, lien waivers & payments inspires seamless money management & accelerated job timelines. The clean and intuitive dashboard offers a bird’s-eye view over each invoice, compliance document, lien waiver and payment, which makes invoice tracking and management easy as a click of your mouse. Greg Ragsdale.

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Virginia Joins 11 Other States Prohibiting Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

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1997), which held that “pay if paid” clauses are unenforceable because it essentially forces a subcontractor to waive or forfeit his constitutionally protected mechanics lien rights if the owner fails to pay the general contractor. One of the best I have found was created by Levelset, which has a 50-State-Guide on pay-if-paid clauses.

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Idle Equipment not entitled to Lien in Missouri

Construction Lawyer

« Economic Loss Doctrine bars Nevada claims against Architect | Main. | » April 20, 2009. Idle Equipment not entitled to Lien in Missouri. A Missouri court has affirmed a trial court ruling in favor of a lien claimant, but at an amount reduced by the trial court to reflect the value of the idle time for the equipment.

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Economic Loss Doctrine bars Nevada claims against Architect

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Idle Equipment not entitled to Lien in Missouri » April 19, 2009. Economic Loss Doctrine bars Nevada claims against Architect. The economic loss doctrine operates to bar such negligence actions in Nevada where the loss is purely economic. ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT DEEMS MECHANICS LIEN COUNTERCLAIM UNTIMELY.

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2011 Construction Law Update Is Available

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In the weeks leading up to to the Forum's 2012 annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada last month, a number of construction attorneys and I were feverishly reviewing submissions for Division 10's annual Construction Law Update. One of the largest groups for construction lawyers is the American Bar Association's Forum on the Construction Industry.

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

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Other jurisdictions, such as C alifornia, New York, Nevada and North Carolina, have expressly ruled that the “pay if paid” clauses are unenforceable as a violation of state public policy. In that case, the contract stated that “no part of payment shall be due until 5 days after the owner shall have paid the contractor.”

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constructionattorneyblog: Summary Judgment in Arbitration Upheld

Construction Lawyer

Economic Loss Doctrine bars Nevada claims against Architect » April 17, 2009. ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT DEEMS MECHANICS LIEN COUNTERCLAIM UNTIMELY. mechanics liens. « Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed | Main. Summary Judgment in Arbitration Upheld. The court in Campbell v. 2009 WL 995577 (D.Minn., Categories.