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And significantly there is no defense for an issued permit or claim of preemption by other state or federal laws. The partnership’s complaint asks the court to declare the voter enactment unconstitutional on several grounds and also claims it violates a variety of state laws.
For you Ninja contractors, it’s a good thing to fully understand your potential recovery before you spend countless months and thousands of dollars pursuing a claim against your state DOT for breach of contract, misrepresentation or other cause of action. million on its negligent misrepresentation claim. 3d 1136 (N.H.
On a federal prison project in NewHampshire, state environmental regulatory authorities imposed limitations and restrictions on cut-and-fill activities, which greatly increased the contractor’s estimated costs and performance time. Reasonable enough; code compliance is an inherent aspect of performing construction work.
One NewHampshire court has said that “[t]he total cost method is a ‘theory of last resort for use in those extraordinary circumstances where no other way to compute damages was feasible.” While the latter is preferable to the former, neither method matches the “measured mile” in persuasiveness.
NewHampshire’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.” NewHampshire courts may well take this approach.
59622 (2017) involved a construction contract to upgrade an HVAC system at a facility in NewHampshire. Appeals of Industrial Consultants, Inc. Fortune & Company , ASBCA No.
In this respect it is unlike the statute of limitations, RSA 508:4 , whose three-year clock does not start ticking until the claim “accrues” -- which may be more than three years after the breach of duty occurs if the breach and resulting injury were neither discovered nor reasonably discoverable until later.
” The NewHampshire Supreme Court recently had this “tort of another” doctrine on its plate in Halifax-American Energy Co., The lower court’s jury instructions certainly had some legs; there is precedent in NewHampshire for an award of attorneys’ fees incurred in litigating with a third party.
“An agreement to arbitrate may be unenforceable if pursuing a claim in arbitration is so cost prohibitive that it prevents a party from vindicating its rights.” No NewHampshire case has yet found an arbitration’s delegation provision unconscionable due to financial hardship. ” Id. ” Rosen v.
How many bites at the apple is a litigant given to prove his claim? This principle finds expression in a legal doctrine called res judicata , also known as claim preclusion, which “prevents parties from relitigating matters actually litigated and matters that could have been litigated in the first action.”
1990) (applying NewHampshire 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
59622 (2017) involved a construction contract to upgrade an HVAC system at a facility in NewHampshire. Appeals of Industrial Consultants, Inc. Fortune & Company , ASBCA No.
Parties to a lawsuit, or who reasonably should anticipate future litigation, have a duty not to destroy evidence crucial to their opponents’ claims or defenses. Indeed, upon being notified of a claimed defect that could lead to litigation, the party alleged to be responsible may have some duty to affirmatively seek an inspection.
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 NewHampshire 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.
2018) (“The purchaser of a newly constructed home may not pursue a claim for breach of an implied warranty of habitability against a subcontractor where there is no contractual relationship.”). Still other courts allow homeowners to bring negligence claims against subcontractors regardless of recourse against the builder-vendor.
NewHampshire’s administration of the program is described here. There are hundreds of DBE-certified businesses in NewHampshire, including some out of state businesses. Nothing prevents any non-DBE contractor who bids on federally-funded projects from bringing suit in NewHampshire on the exact same grounds.
It is generally recognized by NewHampshire courts that “[f]ailure to comply with the specific statutory provisions of perfecting a mechanics lien is usually fatal,” Alex Builders & Sons, Inc. 536, 537 (1898), and owners need to know the amount of those claims in order to do so intelligently. Danley , 161 N.H.
6 (2001) (citing Boyle and noting that “[w]here the government has directed a contractor to do the very thing that is the subject of the claim, we have recognized this as a special circumstance where the contractor may assert a defense”). ” 28 U.S.C. § § 2680(a). Malesko , 534 U.S.
But in NewHampshire 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.
Like many states, NewHampshire law requires that if a subcontractor doesn’t pay wages to its employees, the general contractor must pay them. RSA 275:46.
No NewHampshire case has yet considered whether the same result obtains under state law, but the same logic applies. Outside of NewHampshire there is a split of authority on the question. Westar Engineering , 290 F.3d 3d 1199, 1206 (9th Cir. See General Electric Co. Dole Co. , Dole Co. , Pace Construction Corp. ,
NewHampshire's Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative is doing just that by educating employers and employees and providing much-needed resources . NewHampshire Governor Christopher Sununu is also a ski lodge owner/operator and has seen the struggle of hospitality and restaurant employees with opioid addiction firsthand.
Some months back I blogged (#59) on NewHampshire’s “Right to Repair” statute, RSA 359-G , and I noted its limitations and lack of teeth. Most contractors facing a plausible claim for defective work will want to make the offer of repair right away, for two reasons. See B erkshire Medical Center, Inc.
NewHampshire 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.
The owner then counterclaims for the cost of correcting items of poor workmanship and for the cost of completing the unfinished work (which the owner claims will exceed the unpaid contract balance), and perhaps for delay damages as well.
If an initial court challenge to the lien fails, the general contractor may well be coerced into an unfavorable settlement of the lienor’s claim. To my knowledge no NewHampshire court has held that the mere existence of the bond prevents subcontractors and suppliers from pursuing their statutory lien rights.
59622 (2017) involved a construction contract to upgrade an HVAC system at a facility in NewHampshire. Appeals of Industrial Consultants, Inc. Fortune & Company , ASBCA No.
He couldn’t sue A&M due to the Workers’ Compensation Law’s exclusivity provision, but he could and did sue the GC and the owner, claiming that they owed him a duty to maintain a safe working environment. The NewHampshire Supreme Court disagreed.
Electronic signatures were declared valid in NewHampshire in 2001 with the enactment of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, RSA 294-E. NewHampshire’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.
Skanska made a claim against the policy which, in typical fashion, indemnified the insured for liability on account of property damage “only if: (1) The. ” Will NewHampshire reach the same conclusion? Vector Construction Co. , 185 Mich.App. ” McAllister v Peerless Ins.
No time limitation is included in these clauses, so the general statute of limitations for contract cases applies (in NewHampshire, three years from discovery of the defect). .” Almost identical language is found in Section 3.8.1 Then there is A201 Section 12.2.2.1, ” Section 3.9.1
Where does NewHampshire stand on all of this? ” The State paid the general contractor per square yard of finished concrete surface excluding curbs, but the Supreme Court held that this wasn’t binding with respect to the subcontractor’s claim against the general contractor, id. Case Atlantic Co. , 121 F.Supp.3d
NewHampshire employs the same general rule.) Sometimes a nonpaying owner’s claim of breach by the general contractor as an excuse for withholding money is valid, sometimes it isn’t – but either way, the general contractor must decide whether to sue or settle with the owner. ” 286 A.3d 3d at 1201.
Two of the most popular legal theories beyond breach of contract claims are “unjust enrichment” and “quantum meruit.” As our federal court has noted, “NewHampshire cases do not clearly differentiate between theories of unjust enrichment and quantum meruit.” ” Eastern Electric Corp.
As I write this on the centennial of the NewHampshire Supreme Court’s decision in Osgood Construction Co. Claremont , 81 N.H. 29 (1923), it remains one of the most interesting contract decisions I have yet encountered. that local stone might be used if it proved to be suitable.” ” Id.
” Depriving a terminated contractor of an opportunity to cure defects was likewise the basis for rejecting defective workmanship claims in TRG Construction, Inc. How NewHampshire courts will rule on the matter will undoubtedly depend on the precise clause at issue. Water & Sewer Authority , 70 A.3d
The main benefit to an owner in having a valid breach-of-contract claim against a subcontractor is avoidance of the "economic loss rule" precluding recovery for the subcontractor's negligent performance (see Blog # 29). They will merely be incidental beneficiaries, with no contract right of recovery against the subcontractors.
Still, contracts excusing a party from liability for the harm he causes have never been favorites of the courts, which often show a willingness to entertain exceptions to the enforceability of such clauses. ” Tricon Kent Co.
The general nature of activities that will not extend the 120-day life of the lien has been the subject of few NewHampshire Supreme Court cases. A would-be lienor who returned to the jobsite to do something which he hopes has reset the clock may find that he has waited too long. Tolles-Bickford Lumber Co. Tilton School , 98 N.H.
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