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Difference Between Tort and Contract | What Is Tort |  What Is Contract | What Is Contract Law | What Is Tort Law

CivilJungle

A tort , in common law jurisdiction, could be a tort (other than a breach of contract) that causes an applicant to suffer loss or hurt, leading to legal liability for the one that commits the act. The contract is the mutual agreement of two parties in the contract , it is provided by the Anglo-American common law. Strict Liability. #1.

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Lawsuit over First LEED Platinum Building is Over

Green Building Law Update

I wrote an earlier bog post, Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End , when on July 23, 2015, parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release.

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Service Agreements Can Improve Contractors Cash Flow And Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

Why Sell Service Agreements? Service agreement holders are more likely to be clients that add more value to your construction company because they represent the most loyal segment of your customer base. Every service agreement customer represents a future work. Every service agreement customer represents a future work.

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Does GC Insurance Cover Subcontractors?

Levelset

At their core, insurance policies are agreements between two parties: the insurer and the policyholder. If a sub accidentally drops a steel beam on the project manager’s new sports car, that subcontractor’s liability insurance policy would likely cover the damage. General liability insurance.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al , pending in the U.S.

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

NH Construction Law

2002) (“Thus, the liability of a surety and its principal on a Miller Act payment bond is coextensive with the contractual liability of the principal only to the extent that it consistent with the rights and obligations created under the Miller Act.”). Foundation Constructors, Inc. , Foundation Constructors, Inc. ,