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Common Law Analysis – Pay-if-paid, Pay-when-paid & Liquidating Agreements in Construction Contracts

Construction Law Monitor

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Sloan”), the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has an in depth discussion regarding some technical yet very important clauses found within many construction contracts between general contractor, subcontractors, owner and the surety. Liquidating Agreement. Sloan pg 17. Lawyer, Oct.

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

An insurance certificate showing that the sub has workers comp coverage should always be a prerequisite to allowing the sub to proceed. any principal of the sub signing the lien waiver may also be liable to the general. If a sub won’t share its current financials, chances are they aren’t pretty.

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Litigation Topics for Prime / Subcontractor Contracts

Construction Law Monitor

A good subcontractor will have his attorney review any agreement to make sure that the deal is an even one. There are a number of provisions which could be contained in a prime/subcontractor contract that need to raise a red flag when present and should be negotiated by either party so as to keep the contract from becoming one-sided.

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Contracts: What to Look Out for

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Contracts are an agreement signed by your firm and a client that sets the rules for the work to be done. Principals of both Subcontractors and Suppliers should review this checklist when reviewing contracts presented to them by “upstream” companies on the project. Deal Breakers.

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constructionattorneyblog: Incorporating AAA Rules gives arbitrator.

Construction Lawyer

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. These rules state that “[t]he arbitrator shall have the power to  rule on his or her own jurisdiction, including any objections with respect to the existence, scope or validity of the arbitration agreement.”

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Does Equitable Estoppel apply to a Municipality?

Construction Lawyer

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT DEEMS MECHANICS LIEN COUNTERCLAIM UNTIMELY » September 21, 2012. ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT DEEMS MECHANICS LIEN COUNTERCLAIM UNTIMELY. mechanics liens. Recent Posts.

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constructionattorneyblog: New Lennar Opinion issued

Construction Lawyer

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. CGL policy -- conflict of interest between builder and insurer » April 20, 2006. Great American Insurance on April 11, 2006 (14-02-00860-CV). April 20, 2006 in insurance , litigation | Permalink.