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- February 27, 2024
By J. Timothy Crenshaw, Counsel, Schulman, LeRoy & Bennett, P.C. The recent decision in Snake Steel, Inc. v. Holladay Construction Group, LLC is significant for subcontractors’ rights with respect to retainage withheld on construction projects in Tennessee. Tennessee’s Prompt Pay Act (the “PPA”) includes a provision requiring that retainage withheld on projects involving $500,000 or
READ MOREBy R. Russell O’Rourke, Esq., Partner – Chair, Construction Law Practice Group – Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis In the January 2019 issue of The Contractor’s Compass, which focused on Construction Court Cases you Ought to Care About, we wrote about The Surprising Case of a Preliminary Notice that Wasn’t. This summer, ASA’s Subcontractors Legal
READ MOREChallenging OSHA Citations with the Unpreventable Employee Misconduct Defense By Jonathan Landesman, Michael Metz-Topodas, and Christopher W. Sexton Despite the construction industry’s few areas of certainty, contractors can invariably count on facing an OSHA compliance inspection at some point. These visits are meant to ensure everyone on-site is complying with OSHA’s many and detailed construction-related
READ MOREMarch 2019 Edition by American Subcontractors Association ASA submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief in California, affirming the Superior Court’s judgment which voided a surety’s reliance on a “pay when paid” provision to withhold payment from a subcontractor. The case, Crosno Construction, Inc. et al v. Travelers Casualty and Surety of America, is currently on appeal to
READ MOREAugust 2018 ASA Files Amicus Brief in Texas Court Case of Importance for Employers Related to Transportation of Employees to/from Workplace by American Subcontractors Association In a “friend-of-the-court” brief filed on July 31, ASA asks the Supreme Court of Texas to reconsider its underlying decision in a case of importance for all employers who pay
READ MOREMay 2018 ASA Urges Ohio Supreme Court to Affirm Appeals Court Decision in CGL Insurance Case and ‘Reverse’ Earlier Court Ruling That Was ‘Wrongly Decided’ Ohio ASA, Associated General Contractors of Ohio, and Ohio Contractors Association asked the Supreme Court of Ohio to affirm an appeals court decision in a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance
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