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Recent Decision Highlights the Potential Pitfalls in General Releases

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

the Court of Federal Claims reminds contractors to read claim release language carefully before executing any agreement or modification. The parties ultimately reached a settlement agreement regarding these claims. While these appeals were pending but before the execution of the settlement agreement, T.H.R. Enterprises, Inc. ,

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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

It is often said that a payment bond surety may assert all of the contractual defenses to payment enjoyed by its principal. United States ex rel. 2d 404 (1990), construing Florida law, held that general contractor’s “pay-if-paid” defense was not available to a surety. Walton Technology v. 33, 614 S.E.2d

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Federal Court dismisses sub's claim against GC because of arbitration

Construction Lawyer

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. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Liquidation Agreement did not supercede agreement to arbitrate. LEXIS 46151 (W.Dist.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Because contractors can now plan their liability for premiums, and because they get unliquidated/unneeded premiums reimbursed by the bonding agent, payment incrementally through the use of the coefficient becomes both logical and reasonable. After agreement, a fixed-price bilateral order is prepared. See (e)(2).). (b)

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Florida Supreme Court follows Texas' Lamar Homes

Construction Lawyer

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. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. « Limitation of Liability in new AIA Document | Main. | Subscribe to this blogs feed.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

There is no single comprehensive federal data privacy law in the United States. And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data. Many of those local laws are poorly drafted and do not insulate the reporting parties from liability for errors, harmless or otherwise. Others collect building data.

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constructionattorneyblog: False Claims lands Engineer in jail

Construction Lawyer

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. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. In United States v. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors.

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