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#139:  Constitutionality of Federal Set-Asides for Disadvantaged Contractors

NH Construction Law

New Hampshire’s administration of the program is described here. There are hundreds of DBE-certified businesses in New Hampshire, including some out of state businesses. Is this type of favoritism, intended to rectify past discrimination, constitutional? On September 23, 2024, one court gave its answer: No.

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#107:  "Prevailing Party" Attorneys' Fees Provisions

NH Construction Law

in attorneys’ fees to a homeowner who sued for $12,400 and won a $6,800 jury verdict on a breach of contract claim. I have seen several New Hampshire courts cut down an award of fees where outcome and bill are wildly disparate. on a $7,650 verdict under a Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute). Blalock , No.

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#67:  Paying Your Subcontractor's Employees

NH Construction Law

Like many states, New Hampshire law requires that if a subcontractor doesn’t pay wages to its employees, the general contractor must pay them. RSA 275:46.

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#85:  Who Decides Arbitrability?

NH Construction Law

But in New Hampshire at least, if the parties’ contract allows one or both of them to elect either litigation or AAA arbitration for resolving contractual disputes, and one of the parties then insists on arbitration in accordance with AAA rules, that clarity and unmistakability are lost and the court will decide the arbitrability issue.

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