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Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Subcontracts Require Careful Drafting

Construction Lawyer

17, 2013), demonstrates the difficulty faced by parties in drafting appropriate forum selection provisions in construction agreements. Ryan, in turn, subcontracted part of the work to Welch, a Hawaii corporation. Nor does the subcontract contain anything like Paragraph 24.3.3 Dist, Sept. Italics added.).

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Have You Seen All the Contract Documents?

Construction Dive

Not surprisingly, these customized contracts tend to favor the drafting party. Sometimes, the other party never actually sees the document. The drafting party seeks to impose its terms through reference. What is disturbing is the lack of transparency.

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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In reality, it’s often a monster document packed full of legalese that can be difficult to understand. We discuss: The current state of construction contracts. Construction technology and the future of contracting and payments. Understand the state of contracts and payment terms in construction.

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#88   Battle of the Forms: When Is There an Enforceable Contract?

NH Construction Law

When contracts and subcontracts are negotiated, it is common for written drafts and redrafts to circulate between the parties, sometimes with a letter of intent to enter into a contract thrown into the mix, and sometimes with competing forms being used – a proposal or bid on one side, an expansive formal contract on the other.

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California Legislature Further Helping Subcontractors

Construction Law Monitor

In a perfect world, general contract presents the subcontract document to the subcontractor, and that sub has its lawyer review the contract to see if the terms can be negotiated so that its a fair document for all involved. This article deals with a hot construction law topic, pay-when-paid vs. pay-if-paid clauses.

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Supreme Court Speaks on Forum Selection Clause in Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

Earlier in the year, I made an April Fool''s Day joke on Twitter about the Supreme Court granting an appeal in a construction dispute. Apparently, the joke was on me.because the Supreme Court did take an appeal in a construction dispute! The court held that the project, and most of the project documentation, was located in Texas.

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No April Fools' Joke: Supreme Court Takes Appeal in Construction Case

Best Practices Construction Law

Last week, I saw a Tweet about the United States Supreme Court granting certiorari in a construction dispute. and I thought it had to be an April Fools'' Day joke because they never take construction cases on appeal. The dispute relates to a subcontract agreement on a construction project located on Fort Hood in Texas.