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Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Chinese Over Solar Panel Dumping

Green Building Law Update

District Court Eastern District of Michigan, claims the object of the Chinese companies’ illegal actions was to drive established solar industry leader Energy Conversion Devices out of business. The efforts to eliminate America’s solar industry, however, have not gone unnoticed by the U.S. Government.

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Mechanics Lien and Bond Claims Best Practices

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Through the years of consulting with folks in the construction industry about mechanics lien and bond claims, I’ve unearthed a set of principles to help navigate the very complicated world of liens. They barely even mentioned that they could file a bond claim, and that this is commonly even referred to as a lien.

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Does a Lien Affect Your Credit Score?

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There are several different types of property liens , which are legal claims against the property held by a debtor. Contractors and other businesses in the construction industry can file a mechanics lien if they aren’t paid for their work – even if they weren’t hired directly by the property owner. Preventing mechanics lien claims.

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Solar Panel Tariff Fight Makes Strange Bedfellows

Green Building Law Update

Suniva, a solar panel manufacturer, now in bankruptcy, initially submitted a petition to the ITC on April 26, 2017. Representatives of the emergent solar energy industry urged the ITC not to apply tariffs on imported solar cells, saying it would slam one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S.,

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Chinese Military Hackers Charged with Disrupting U.S. Solar Market

Green Building Law Update

corporate victims as in the nuclear power and metals industries and a labor organization, scant attention has been paid to the fact that one of the businesses is a solar panel manufacturer. manufacturing and installation wings of the domestic solar industry as they confront trade aggression from China.”

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Advise & Consult: Serious, expert legal insights for the construction industry

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This allows the general contractor to make a claim and without interrupting the subcontractor’s work on the project. My nearly two decades as a lawyer have taught me that surety bonds are really only protection against one risk: Subcontractor bankruptcy. SDI is “pay first, question later, if necessary.” Fill out my.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

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Mealey’s International Arbitration Report recently asked industry experts and leaders for their thoughts on what events had an impact on global economy that have led to an increase in filings. [Editor’s Note: Copyright # 2020, LexisNexis. All rights reserved.]. Commentary by Troutman Pepper Partner Albert Bates, Jr.

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