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Ohio Court Reforms Construction Contract to Correct “Manifest Absurdity” in Termination for Convenience Term

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BoMar) to construct a hotel in Columbus, OH. That would be a nonsensical result because it would allow the Owner to exceed the benefit of the bargain, which is not something [BoMar] would rationally agree to. Courts are permitted to interpret a contract so as to not create a “ manifest absurdity.”. Hanuman Chalisa, LLC v.

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Commercial Construction Checklist for Reviving Stalled Commercial Projects

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Bringing a stalled construction project back to life is easier to do if you perform the right due diligence. It’s not just foreclosed homes that are looking like a bargain to real estate investors in today’s market, but also distressed commercial assets. Is the building and construction site secure ? Is there any wild water?

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

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Can its decision to give up money in a settlement agreement rather than litigate the owner’s claimed justification for nonpayment effectively bargain away the subcontractors’ right to payment under a pay-if-paid provision? Quinn Construction, Inc. Skanska USA Building, Inc. , 730 F.Supp.2d 2d 401, 421 (E.D.

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Supreme Court Narrows Review of Arbitration Award

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Sutter , declined to overturn an arbitrator''s decision to permit class arbitration. In Oxford, the arbitrator was asked by the parties to interpret the agreement and decide whether it permitted class arbitration. The arbitrator’s construction holds, however good, bad, or ugly. . Enterprise Wheel, 363 U.

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#98:  Good Faith Limits on Termination for Convenience

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They operate very much like “at will” employment contracts, permitting the employer to fire an employee at any time for any (or no) reason as long as some specific public policy is not offended. The painting sub signed a contract to paint a multi-apartment housing project being constructed in Somersworth for a price of $500,000.

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CBCA Offers Potential Insight Into How Board Will Handle Claims Related to COVID-19

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This article was originally published in Government Construction (Volume 5, Issue 2 – Summer 2020), an ABA Division 13 Quarterly Newsletter. 3 Additionally, the contract permitted the contractor to recover time, but not money, for excusable delays as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52.249-10.

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New A.D.U. Ordinance Introduced to N.J. Neighborhood

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ordinance allows separate accessory dwelling units in all single-family zones, and in an effort to create more affordable housing, the town is also permitting homeowners to sell units separately from a primary residence as condominiums, The New York Times reports. . New-Construction Projects. In Princeton, N.J., a relatively new A.D.U.

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