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Contractor Community – April 20200
- Contractor Community, Contracts, COVID-19, Documentation, Risk Management, Workforce & Professional Development
- April 28, 2020
ASA Wins for Subcontractors in Critical “Pay When Paid” California Case The American Subcontractors Association is pleased to report on a significant win for the Subcontractor community in Crosno Construction, Inc. et al v. Travelers Casualty and Surety of America. Last year, ASA produced a friend-of-the-court brief affirming a California Superior Court’s judgment regarding “pay
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Technicalities and Tautologies: Interpreting Construction Statutes in Kansas0
- Claims, Contracts, Documentation, Risk Management
- April 28, 2020
By Lee Brumitt, Dysart Taylor We’ve all heard it: “they got out on a technicality.” A recent case out of Kansas reminds us that what may look like a technicality is, in fact, a court properly applying the plain language of a statute, as enacted by the legislature. In Drywall Systems, Inc. v. A. Arnold
READ MORECoronavirus is Here: What Does That Mean for Your Project and Your Business?0
- Claims, Contracts, Legally Speaking, Outlook & Trends, Payment, Risk Management
- March 23, 2020
By Brian S. Wood; Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP The outbreak of COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) has wreaked a considerable human toll of death, physical suffering, fear, and anxiety internationally. Much of the fear and anxiety results from a lack of information or a full understanding about the spread of the disease, protection against infection, and treatment.
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Clarifies Subcontractor’s Rights to Recovery of $300/day Penalty for Contractor’s Violation of Prompt Pay Act Requirement to Place Retainage in Escrow Account0
- Best Practices, Claims, Construction in the Courts, Contracts
- February 24, 2020
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 MORECollaboration is Key to Building our Future0
- Contracts, Improving Productivity
- January 27, 2020
by John Buescher, Central Region President, McCarthy Building Companies You can’t drive around most cities these days without noticing the cranes, bulldozers and other visible signs of a healthy, growing economy. From the dramatic transformation taking place on many university campuses, to the ambitious expansions of airports, hospitals and research institutions, the U.S. is in
READ MOREConsensusDocs Publishes a New Standard Public-Private Partnership (P3) Agreement0
- Contracts, Documentation, Risk Management
- December 18, 2019
ConsensusDocs announced in December 2019 the publication of a new industry standard public-private partnership (P3) agreement. The ConsensusDocs 900 Standard P3 Agreement and General Conditions is a pioneering document from ConsensusDocs that represents a vast improvement of P3 agreements. Consistent with the ConsensusDocs philosophy, the document provides a fair and balanced standard for a P3
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