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constructionattorneyblog: Florida court holds that statute of.

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Florida court holds that statute of limitations does not apply to certain arbitrations.   Raymond James v. .   Raymond James v. LEXIS 18182 (Nov.

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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

It is often said that a payment bond surety may assert all of the contractual defenses to payment enjoyed by its principal. 2d 404 (1990), construing Florida law, held that general contractor’s “pay-if-paid” defense was not available to a surety. I promised elaboration on this question in an earlier blog (# 8).

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A More Even Field: The Eleventh Circuit Overrules Its Precedent and Joins Most Circuits on the Applicability of Domestic FAA Grounds to Vacate Nondomestic Arbitration Awards[1]

Constructlaw

17] The court explained that its prior precedent erroneously “equated the defenses to recognition and enforcement with the grounds for vacatur” [18] and that this was “plainly and palpably wrong.” [19] Risk Insurers v. Risk Insurers , 141 F.3d 3d at 1446 (“[T]he Convention’s enumeration of defenses is exclusive.”). [13]

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Florida Supreme Court follows Texas' Lamar Homes

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Florida Supreme Court follows Texas Lamar Homes. On December 20, 2007, the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling in United States Fire Insurance Company v.

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constructionattorneyblog: Limitation of Liability in new AIA Document

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Florida Supreme Court follows Texas Lamar Homes » November 11, 2007. Limitation of Liability in new AIA Document. Here it is: § 8.1.3

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constructionattorneyblog: New York court holds that contractor.

Construction Lawyer

The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Florida court holds that statute of limitations does not apply to certain arbitrations » April 30, 2012. « Fiduciary Duty by Design Professionals?

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

After several years in Atlanta, he currently resides in Tampa, Florida, with his wife and two sons. Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). working in various parts of the country since 1997.

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