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#109:  Liability Insurers' Duty to Defend

NH Construction Law

When a contractor or subcontractor is sued for defective workmanship, one of his first thoughts is likely to be whether the damages are covered by his liability insurance. Many professional liability policies have them. Few commercial general liability policies do.) Titan Holdings Syndicate, Inc. City of Keene , 898 F.2d

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#131:  Applying Statutes of Limitations in Arbitration Proceedings

NH Construction Law

New Hampshire’s three-year statute of limitations for filing lawsuits, RSA 508:4 , states “Except as otherwise provided by law, all personal actions, except actions for slander or libel, may be brought only within 3 years of the act or omission complained of.” Corman Construction, Inc. , § 1 et seq. ,

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#107:  "Prevailing Party" Attorneys' Fees Provisions

NH Construction Law

Issa Construction, LLC, v. I have seen several New Hampshire courts cut down an award of fees where outcome and bill are wildly disparate. One way that courts reduce attorneys’ fee awards below the amounts incurred is by disallowing fees spent pursuing claims or legal theories on which the plaintiff did not prevail.

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

NH Construction Law

A couple of years ago I blogged ( #101 ) on “pay-if-paid” clauses, which make a general contractor’s receipt of payment from the owner a prerequisite – a “condition precedent,” in legal terms – to its obligation to pay subcontractors. New Hampshire employs the same general rule.)

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#97:  DOL's New Independent Contractor Regulation

NH Construction Law

In an effort to avoid the costs and risks associated with the employment relation, contractors and construction managers often prefer to hire workers as “independent contractors” rather than employees. And occasionally, they misclassify workers as independent contractors when legally they are not – with nasty consequences.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Industrial Access Road & Bridge Program: Provides financial assistance to communities for industrial access to new and expanding industries. It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.).

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years. It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc.

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