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#127:  Subcontract "Flow Down" of Prime Contract Terms

NH Construction Law

Commercial construction subcontracts frequently incorporate by reference provisions of the prime contract between the owner and the general contractor, often with language requiring the subcontractor to assume toward the general contractor all duties owed by the general contractor to the owner. Such was the case in Flatiron-Lane v.

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NY Appellate Court Reaffirms Pay-When-Paid Provisions Are Void as Against Public Policy

Constructlaw

Arenson subsequently entered into a subcontract with Sweet to complete the Work (the Subcontract). The Subcontract contained two signature lines, one for “Sweet Construction Approval” and one for “Arenson Office Furnishings Approval.” ASD was not a party to the Subcontract.

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Federal Contractor Alert - April 8, 2015 Deadline Ahead for Compliance with New Rules on Workplace Discrimination

Construction Dive

Under the regulations issued to implement the EO, employers that enter into or modify a federal contract or subcontract on or after April 8, 2015 will need to ensure that they are in compliance with the new requirements. Employers need to take the following steps: Read more.'

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Housing Affordability Affects Housing Choice

Pro Builder

To that end, NAHB strongly supports the Fair Housing Act and the intent of the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Final Rule, though the rule had serious implementation problems and was repealed by the Trump administration. 2020 Single-Family Starts Mirrored Builder Confidence. For more, visit nahb.org. .

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Lawsuit over First LEED Platinum Building is Over

Green Building Law Update

With an Order Of Judgment, in favor of Permapost Products Company against Weyerhaeuser Company filed on November 17, 2015, resolving the final third party claims, the more than 15 year old disputes and differences over the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center, in Annapolis, Maryland, are over.

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#75:  Recovery for Defective Work After Termination for Convenience

NH Construction Law

Many contracts specify that an owner may terminate a contractor, and many subcontracts specify that a contractor may terminate a subcontractor, either for cause (i.e., 3d 406 (2015), for example, held that liquidated damages could be recovered from a contractor who was terminated for convenience. without breach). 202, 113 A.3d

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Authority of Arbitrator to Award Attorneys Fees when not mentioned in Contract

Construction Lawyer

W2014-00802-COA-R3CV, 2015 WL 129024 (Tenn. Jan 9, 2015). Any claim arising out of or related to this Subcontract. Demand for arbitration shall be filed in writing with the other party to this Subcontract and with the American Arbitration Association, and a copy shall be filed with the Architect. Inman Construction, No.