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Change Directive v. Change Order v. Construction Change

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When you are dealing with changes on a project, they can be classified, treated, reviewed, and compensated on a different basis. Perhaps the best description is included in Tennessee Department of Transportation’s new specifications (pdf) that were release earlier this year.

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Fraud as an Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine: Changing Trends in Colorado and Tennessee

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Addressing the first question, the court concluded that Weyerhaeuser and Dream Finders Homes dealt in a “network of contracts,” which is a “network of interrelated agreements between commercially sophisticated parties.” And Weitz ultimately refused change orders and payment for Commercial Painting’s extra work. Navistar, Inc. ,

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If You Settle Your Construction Dispute, Have You Really Settled It?

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The Court of Appeals of Tennessee recently addressed this issue in McNeese v. Right before trial, the parties reached an agreement and notified the court that the trial was unnecessary. The attorney for the Williams drafted a short letter agreement and sent it to opposing counsel. Williams, No.

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Contractors: What is UETA and Why Should You Care?

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For example, did you know that your email communications can be used to establish an enforceable contract, change order, or settlement? In Tennessee, there is the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) that applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.

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

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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. Just like my kids expect to be paid for the lemonade they sell, contractors and subcontractors expect to be paid on a timely basis once the work has been performed.