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Navigating the Waters Beyond Construction Law: Unveiling the Ties Between Construction and Maritime Liens

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

Just as construction liens secure your rights to payment for work done on real property, maritime liens secure debts related to services provided on or for vessels. Maritime Liens Explained A maritime lien is a legal right related to maritime activities, allowing certain contractors or service providers to claim an interest in a vessel.

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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The difference between secured and unsecured debts. For this reason, construction professionals must find better ways to craft and negotiate agreements. First, there’s the prime contract, which is the agreement that sets the terms between the owner and GC. We discuss: The current state of construction contracts.

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#128:  Waivers of Subrogation

NH Construction Law

Subrogation – the right of an insurer, upon paying an injured party’s damages arising out of a negligence claim, to chase the negligent party for reimbursement – is a staple of the law. ” Chase v. Here’s how it works in the AIA’s popular A201 General Conditions : § 11.3.1

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Sequestration Nation

Business Facilities

This happened during an earlier pre-fabricated budget showdown in 2011, which featured a threatened default on the national debt and resulted in the first-ever downgrade of the United States’ AAA credit rating. To sort out fact from fiction, we think it’s useful to check some non-partisan sources.

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

The threat of that withholding may be enough to entice the sub to prioritize scarce dollars toward employee-related debts before feeding any other wolf at the door. At the first hint of trouble the GC should demand to see them -- and if they aren’t in order, it can withhold payment to the sub.

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constructionattorneyblog: Subcontractor's Mechanics lien allowed.

Construction Lawyer

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. After the owner paid the fifth draw and the general deposited the funds into its bank account, the bank seized the funds in the account because of another debt owed by the general.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The TNECD website summarizes Tennessee’s approach to business climate with this credo: “We believe in high expectations, low debt and a pro-business regulatory environment. Rogers noted that all three states have established highly diversified growth strategies and staked a claim to leadership in high-tech hubs.