Defense Legal Subcontracting 
Best Practices Construction Law
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. Background: The contract in question, executed on July 9, 2013, was for the construction of an Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System site in Deveselu, Romania, with a firm, fixed-price amount of $134,211,592.
Best Practices Construction Law
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit concluded that a “pay if paid” clause in a subcontract was not ambiguous and, therefore, enforceable against the subcontractor.
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Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 21, 2016
Like every legal question, the answer is: It depends! When you are required to strictly comply with a particular provision or legal requirement, then any departure from that requirement (no matter how insubstantial) can void the claim or provide an absolute defense. Strict or substantial compliance.
Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 12, 2015
Contractors have a means of shifting the risk of non-payment by the owner to its subcontractor by including a certain payment provisions in the subcontract agreement. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit concluded that a “pay if paid” clause in a subcontract was not ambiguous and, therefore, enforceable against the subcontractor.
Levelset
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Medical expenses, property damage, and legal defense costs can grow quickly. An uninsured business would likely not have the financial resources to pay a large legal settlement. The bottom line is: Subcontracting work will be very difficult to secure if you carry no insurance or policies with inadequate coverages. .
Levelset
AUGUST 30, 2024
These acts represent a substantial shift in how payment bond defenses are handled for sureties under both the Public Works Act and the Private Works Act. The new laws expand the defenses available to sureties. The courts rejected these defenses because allowing sureties to do so would contradict the Private or Public Works Acts.
Construction Lawyer
JULY 20, 2012
His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >.
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