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Conn Kavanaugh

Understanding Mechanic’s Liens in Massachusetts: What Property Owners and Contractors Need to Know

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Whether you’re a homeowner, contractor, or subcontractor working on a construction project in Massachusetts, it’s important to understand how mechanic’s liens work. This legal tool plays a key role in ensuring that those who...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

[Webinar] 2024 Construction Law Forum - October 16th, 10:00 am PT

We invite you to attend a complimentary virtual event hosted by Procopio’s Construction & Infrastructure Law attorneys, along with guest industry experts, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. This engaging half-day program will...more

Miller Nash LLP

[Webinar] Finish First When Others Around You Fall: Tips on How to Financially Protect Your Organization During a Project -...

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From a practical business perspective, you can evade disaster, protect your payments from others’ financial shortages, and avoid the pitfalls of another’s bankruptcy—and still end up first—with a bit of knowledge, planning,...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Residential Construction Projects: After Construction (Part 3)

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This article is part 3 of a series of articles discussing common considerations for homeowners before, during, and after a residential construction project. Part 3 focuses on what homeowners should look out for after...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Aftermath: Recovering From a Hurricane

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These powerful storms are unpredictable, and despite our best efforts to prepare, they often leave a trail of destruction in their wake. When the winds finally die down and the floodwaters recede, they often leave behind a...more

Stoel Rives LLP

From Lien to Clean: Addressing an Expired Lien in the Chain of Title

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One of the most common protections for laborers, contractors, suppliers, and others providing construction services or materials for a project is the right to a lien against the project property for the value of the work...more

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Project Delivery With Building Information Modeling (BIM): Challenges and Risk Mitigation – Part II

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Whether you are an owner, design professional, design consultant, construction manager (CM), general contractor (GC), or subcontractor, it is almost inevitable that you will encounter the use of building information modeling...more

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A Case in How to Delegate and Avoid Landowner Liability for Contractor Employees

In a case of first impression in Washington, the Washington State Supreme Court held that a landowner may satisfy its duty to guard an invitee “against known or obvious dangers on the premises by delegating the duty of...more

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Washington Supreme Court Weighs in on Notice Requirements for Labor Liens: Velazquez Framing LLC v. Cascadia Homes, Inc.

Washington’s construction lien statute, RCW 60.04, balances the interests of persons performing work to improve real property with the interests of property owners in avoiding the necessity of paying for the same work twice....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Contractor’s Refusal to Sign Broad Lien Waiver Does Not Defeat Mechanics Lien

Recently, the Oregon Court of Appeals reinstated a contractor’s mechanics lien claim notwithstanding the owner’s offer of payment because the offer was conditioned on the contractor signing a broad lien waiver that would have...more

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Enforcing a Construction Lien

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Now that you have successfully filed your construction lien claim, whether the lien involves a commercial or residential property, the next logical question is what must be done to enforce the construction lien and to receive...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Liquidated Damages Disproportionate to Actual Damages Deemed Unenforceable

Construction contacts often include provisions that provide for pre-determined or “liquidated” damages in the event of a breach. Such provisions can provide certainty to the parties as to the consequences of a breach and can...more

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A Reminder for Contractors of Perils of Not Registering

Chapter 18.27 of the Revised Code of Washington (“chapter”) contains the requirements for contractors performing services in Washington state. This chapter governs who is considered a contractor, the registration requirements...more

Miller Canfield

Construction Liens in Ontario: An Introductory Guide for Contractors

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A construction lien is a legal mechanism that helps protect contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers (collectively the “Lien Claimant”) from non-payment for their work on a construction project. In Ontario, construction...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

An Update and Refresher on Retainage

Depending on the state, retainage often provides an owner a security interest in unpaid funds to help cover completion costs or other damages that may later occur by withholding a certain portion (typically 5-10%) of contract...more

Perkins Coie

Subway Construction Work Did Not Inversely Condemn Hotel Property

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A hotel owner brought a lawsuit against a county transportation authority and a general contractor for nuisance and inverse condemnation alleging that the construction of an underground subway line disrupted the operation of...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

[Webinar] Annual Construction Law Forum - November 10th, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm PDT

You are invited to join Procopio’s Construction & Infrastructure Law attorneys and guest industry speakers on Thursday, November 10, 2022, for an informative half-day webinar focused on the most pressing California...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

You’ll Be Seeing More of These: AIA Releases New Lien Release Forms

As many in the construction industry are aware, owners and lenders often require prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to execute sworn statements and lien waiver and release forms as a prerequisite to payment....more

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New Changes to Illinois’ Wage Payment and Collection Law Seeks to Pressure General Contractors to Become Union Signatory

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On June 10, 2022 Governor Pritzker signed into law two new amendments to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (“Act”) that now expose non-union general contractors to liability for the wages of their subcontractor’s...more

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Poland: Project owner liability to subcontractor under unjust enrichment provisions of Civil Code - selected issues

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Three distinct parties are usually involved in the delivery of a construction project: the project owner, the general contractor, and the subcontractor (or subcontractors). But whereas the relationship between the project...more

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Termination of Construction Contract for Convenience by Project Owner

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In the past, construction contracts could typically only be terminated if there was a breach of the construction agreement by the owner or contractor. Under such scenarios, litigation often arose concerning whether the...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Addressing Defective Work after Completion of a Construction Project - October 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Just because a construction project is closed, does not mean that the contractor is off the hook when problems arise, like a leaking roof. A contractor’s obligation to address defective work can extend several years after...more

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[Ongoing Program] Specific Claims – Unforeseen Site Conditions - October 21st, 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EST

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19th Annual Top Gun Premier Midwest Construction Claims Webinar Series - Bricker & Eckler's construction attorneys are proud to present "Top Gun," our premier Midwest construction claims webinar series. This free event...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig? Shocked - Electric Contractor

Dear YouDig? We are an electric subcontractor and for years we worked all over Ohio. We are happy to get the work but so often we can’t get paid. Seems like the little guy always gets stiffed. What are we doing wrong? –...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update — Compilation 2020

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ADDITIONAL AND NAMED INSUREDS/PRIORITY- Court Rules “C/O” Company In Contract Not An Additional Insured- A construction worker sued Blue Woods Management Group, Inc. alleging that he was injured while working... ...more

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