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GA Court of Appeals Enforces Contract Clause, Excluding Liability for Incidental Damages Where Specific Performance Is Ordered

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Under the Agreement, 360 was to apply to rezone the Site, to collaborate with DonRob on site and joint development plans, and to design and construct an access road, including the associated drainage and retainage, utilities, access points, and sidewalks. DonRob planned to develop the other two sections into townhomes and commercial units.

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What Is a Construction Punch List (And How to Improve)

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6 Easy Ways to Improve Construction Punch Lists At some point, no matter how much of a joy (or hell) it’s been, every project must come to an end. But as most steps in construction, it’s easier said than done. What Is a Construction Punch List? The construction punch list, also known as a snag list in the U.K.,

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#125:  Pay-if-Paid Clauses and Contractor Default

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The Court relied on the general rule of contract law that “Where a promisor ‘prevents or hinders’ fulfillment of a condition which otherwise would have been fulfilled, ‘performance of the condition is excused’ and the promisor’s liability is ‘fixed’ regardless of the condition’s non-fulfillment.”

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What Is a Construction Punch List (And How to Improve)

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When they do, it’s not enough to simply watch it fade away through the rearview mirror; you have to make sure all the i’s have been dotted and the t’s have been crossed—and that means a construction punch list. But as most steps in construction, it’s easier said than done. What Is a Construction Punch List?

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#71:  Product Warranties of Future Performance

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.” The limited warranty at the end states that if the shingles fail in the first 30 years due to manufacturing defects, Manufacturer will pay to replace them according to a prorated formula (the longer into the 30 years, the lesser the Manufacturer’s liability) but excluding the costs of tear down, disposal and new installation.

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Fraud as an Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine: Changing Trends in Colorado and Tennessee

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But two recent state-court decisions evidence a change in that trend: Both held that the Economic Loss Doctrine bars fraud claims because parties to a commercial contract — often sophisticated and represented by counsel — allocate risk, prescribe damages, and rely on the terms of the bargain. Commercial Painting Co. 2022 WL 737468 (Tenn.

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#92:  Lost Profits and Waivers of Consequential Damages

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In the law of contracts, damages suffered by the nonbreaching party may be either “direct” (loss of the benefit of the bargain, measured by the cost of remedying the deficient performance) or “consequential” (other reasonably foreseeable harm caused by the breach).