Certification Claims Legal Massachusetts 
Constructlaw
JULY 28, 2022
For the first time, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts has construed the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act (the statute), requiring strict compliance on the part of owners and contractors who wish to withhold payments from contractors or subcontractors. In Tocci Building Corporation v.
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission announced six enforcement actions last week, including against companies that marketed supposedly biodegradable plastic rebar cap covers, plastic golf tees, and plastic shopping bags, as part of the agency’s ramped up crackdown on environmental claims. Clear Choice Housewares, Inc. Carnie Cap, Inc.
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Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
While we all have been focused on the Presidential election results, cannabis law reform won in eight out of the nine states where it was on the ballot, from California to Massachusetts, on November 8, making clear the that the public is ready to put the harsh prohibitionist pot policies of the past behind us. But the U.S.
Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 27, 2022
A Massachusetts court recently held that an owner’s rejection of the contractor’s payment applications was not properly certified and, thus, violated the state’s Prompt Pay Act. In any event, the certification requirement is an essential component of the scheme set up by the statute. In life, rejection is often hard to swallow.
Best Practices Construction Law
DECEMBER 18, 2019
As a construction litigation attorney, the “claim” is often about telling the story of a breach of contract, or failed expectations, or unforeseen delays, all through the testimony of individuals or the introduction of documents. certifications and/or lien waivers) to the prime contractors to obtain payment. Mass) (Dec.
Green Building Law Update
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that through green building practices, like the U.S.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 24, 2021
There is legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and I have assisted companies for years in mitigating their liability while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for these disclosures. and the legal adage that bad facts rise to bad law may certainly have been at play in those instances.
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