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Avoid the Legal Woes of Multifamily Construction with Notice and Arbitration Provisions

Construction Business Owner

The project, which was completed six years ago, was a virtual encyclopedia of what can go wrong during construction—unexpected soil and groundwater conditions, the bankruptcies of two major subcontractors, and struggles in executing a design advertised as cutting-edge.'

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Special legal team could tap MGT Construction's "undisclosed assets" to pay $28M debt

Construction Dive

A trustee in the case of MGT's Chapter 7 bankruptcy has asked the court to consider that the company may have more than the $50,000 in assets it claims.

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

Construction Marketing Ideas

This blog, created by a business that provides expert legal witnesses, needs to be written at the level that you would find value if you were a serious lawyer or litigant in a significant construction dispute. I’m not a lawyer, of course, and wouldn’t think of providing specific legal advice to anyone reading this blog.

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Does a Lien Affect Your Credit Score?

Levelset

There are several different types of property liens , which are legal claims against the property held by a debtor. Credit bureaus can collect public information from state and county courts, including bankruptcies. Any legal financial-related data (judgments, liens, garnishments, etc.) What is a lien?

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#130:  Secured Lenders' Rights to Construction Contract Payments

NH Construction Law

Worse, a lawsuit against the general contractor or subcontractor for breach of contract after abandonment of the project will almost certainly be futile; the default on its loan usually signals that it won’t be able to pay a judgment and is probably headed for bankruptcy. Not unless he is prepared to pay twice! 543, 553, 984 N.E.2d

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

Green Building Law Update

” I had written in a blog post last October, Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Chinese Over Solar Panel Dumping , about a case filed in the U.S. With our unique criminal and national security authorities, we will continue to use all legal tools at our disposal to counter cyber espionage from all sources.”

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Transforming Construction Payments: Autodesk's Strategic Move with Payapps Acquisition 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Late payments and non-payments are, unfortunately, pivotal contributors to declining contractor productivity eventually, in some cases, leading to bankruptcy for many GCs and subcontractors. Industry research supports these sentiments. High compliance risk. Moreover, manual payment processes also increase compliance risk.