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Performance Specifications: The Ultimate Owner Disclaimer?

Construction Dive

It also provides project owners with an excellent defense to contractor claims. Featured in this Week’s Construction Claims Advisor:Performance Specs Defeat Claim for Defective DrawingsDelay Disclaimer in Highway Specification Ruled UnenforceableMechanic’s Lien Took Priority over Previously Recorded Mortgages

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Idle Equipment not entitled to Lien in Missouri

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. « Economic Loss Doctrine bars Nevada claims against Architect | Main. | » April 20, 2009. Idle Equipment not entitled to Lien in Missouri.

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constructionattorneyblog: Subcontractor's Mechanics lien allowed.

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. Subcontractors Mechanics lien allowed where bank seized generals funds. May 21, 2009 in litigation , mechanics liens | Permalink. University of St.

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2011 Construction Law Update Is Available

Best Practices Construction Law

35, (2011), the Arizona Court of Appeals held that the defense of lack of licensure could be waived if not timely and appropriately raised in an arbitration proceeding. The Court also reasoned that even if it was a quantum meruit claim the amount was not liquidated or still in dispute until an award was made and thus fees are not recoverable.

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New Illinois Law Affects Certain Settlements

Construction Lawyer

No doubt as a surprise to many Illinois defense attorneys, a new Illinois law that goes into effect on January 1, 2014, will affect the way settlements are handled. This law, Public Act 098-0548, codified at 735 ILCS 5/2-2301, applies to “personal injury, property damage, wrongful death, or tort action involving a claim for money damages.”

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Best Construction Blog: Cobb Law Group

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The Cobb Law Group ‘s blog: Georgia Construction, Bond and Lien Law Blog , has been a finalist in previous Best Construction Blog competitions , and continues to provide a combination of solid legal advice and more general commentary, some of which is more lighthearted than the blog’s necessarily serious primary topic.

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Federal Court dismisses sub's claim against GC because of arbitration

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. Federal Court dismisses subs claim against GC because of arbitration provision. If the net recovery on the claims were to exceed $4.3

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