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#137:  Liability for Negligent Selection of Subcontractors

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Thus far, in New Hampshire at least, this rule has been applied only to personal injury, not to property damage. 2017 WL 2501138 at *2 (E.D. Naturally any GC will insist that its subs carry liability insurance to cover any damages resulting from its negligence, and will have its own insurance as well. Guitarini v.

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

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2002) (“Thus, the liability of a surety and its principal on a Miller Act payment bond is coextensive with the contractual liability of the principal only to the extent that it consistent with the rights and obligations created under the Miller Act.”). Outside of New Hampshire there is a split of authority on the question.

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#131:  Applying Statutes of Limitations in Arbitration Proceedings

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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.” New Hampshire courts may well take this approach.

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#71:  Product Warranties of Future Performance

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.” The limited warranty at the end states that if the shingles fail in the first 30 years due to manufacturing defects, Manufacturer will pay to replace them according to a prorated formula (the longer into the 30 years, the lesser the Manufacturer’s liability) but excluding the costs of tear down, disposal and new installation.

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#73:  Do Contractors Have a Right to Fix Their Own Defective Work?

NH Construction Law

Some months back I blogged (#59) on New Hampshire’s “Right to Repair” statute, RSA 359-G , and I noted its limitations and lack of teeth. Second, the offer, if rejected, cannot be used against the contractor in court as evidence that he admitted liability.

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#98:  Good Faith Limits on Termination for Convenience

NH Construction Law

A recent New Hampshire Superior Court case applied the covenant to restrict a contractor’s right to terminate a subcontractor “for convenience” – the ultimate exercise of discretion – before the subcontractor even starts work, simply in order to try to obtain a better price. .”

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If a business entity invests in a qualifying project that meets certain requirements and is approved by the Alabama Department of Revenue, and maintains minimum annual requirements, the company may receive an annual credit against its income tax liability generated from the qualifying project.

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