By: Jim Sienicki and Ed Hermes, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. Delay and disruption claims are always a risk in the best conditions on a construction site. Never more so than during the global pandemic brought about by COVID-19. Since President Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency on March 12, 2020, most contractors, subcontractors,
READ MOREBy Patrick Hogan, CEO, Handle.com Whether you are a small-time contractor or a large construction business owner, there is one thing that holds true: Cash is king. It is not an exaggeration to say that cash is the lifeblood of any business, and this is even more apparent for construction projects. Having a lot of
READ MOREBy Patrick Hogan, CEO, Handle.com Four months after the first recorded case of COVID-19 in the United States, the situation is still largely the same for contractors in the country. Governors are beginning to ease restrictions in the construction industry to get people back to work and restart the economy. However, construction businesses are still
READ MOREby Mark A. Cobb, Cobb Law Group Operating a successful construction business during these times challenges owners, key-level employees, and boots-on-the ground laborers in unprecedented ways. Virtually every day brings new information which has the potential to derail businesses as they evaluate on-going concerns such as work-place safety, supply-chain interruptions, and skilled-labor supply with newer
READ MOREASA 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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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
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