NH Construction Law

JANUARY 30, 2022

1990) (applying New Hampshire law) (“If some of the claims against the insured fall within the terms of coverage, and some without, the insured must still defend the entire claim (at least until it is apparent that no recovery under the covered theory can be had).”) City of Keene , 898 F.2d

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NH Construction Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

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. A recent case from Tennessee affirmed an award of $201,255.50 Issa Construction, LLC, v.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 28, 2022

59622 (2017) involved a construction contract to upgrade an HVAC system at a facility in New Hampshire. Appeals of Industrial Consultants, Inc. Fortune & Company , ASBCA No.

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NH Construction Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Two of the most popular legal theories beyond breach of contract claims are “unjust enrichment” and “quantum meruit.” As our federal court has noted, “New Hampshire cases do not clearly differentiate between theories of unjust enrichment and quantum meruit.” 2018 WL 3237974 (N.H.

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NH Construction Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

New Hampshire Savings Bank , 131 N.H. If the Seymour case shuts out a claim against the bank, do owner/borrowers have a legal claim against the inspector, with whom they have no contract? Nor does a negligence claim against the inspector appear promising. That puts the owner/borrower in a pickle.

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NH Construction Law

JULY 31, 2021

Electronic signatures were declared valid in New Hampshire in 2001 with the enactment of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, RSA 294-E. New Hampshire’s first foray into this quagmire seems to be Ford v. Those websites should be designed so as to minimize claims of surprise and lack of assent.

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NH Construction Law

DECEMBER 22, 2019

But there is a gloss on this description of the test; the contract must also indicate “that the parties considered the third party’s legal status and intended to confer upon him a right to sue the promisor.” ” Id. ” Lazovitz, Inc. Saxon Construction, Inc. , 2d 588, 591 (11th Cir. State Dept.

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NH Construction Law

MAY 20, 2023

A couple of years ago I blogged ( #101 ) on “pay-if-paid” clauses, which make a general contractor’s receipt of payment from the owner a prerequisite – a “condition precedent,” in legal terms – to its obligation to pay subcontractors. New Hampshire employs the same general rule.)

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

State Credits available against the Corporate Income Tax: Education Credit (AS 43.20.014): Taxpayers that contribute to vocational education programs or accredited Alaska universities or colleges for educational purposes or facilities may claim a tax credit for 50% of the first $100,000, 100% of the next $200,000, and 50% of further contributions.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

The credit is valued at up to $9,000 over a 3-year period per each new employee and offers a 5-year carry forward provision for any unused tax credits. The program is capped at 10,000 new jobs being claimed each year by all participants; whereas a taxpayer is limited to a maximum of 400 new jobs per year.

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