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Legal Checkups Can Help Subcontractors Avoid Legal Mishaps Before They Happen1
- Legally Speaking
- August 22, 2023
By Joseph M. Kanfer, Esquire; Woolford Kanfer Law, P.C. Small businesses usually do not have the benefit of their own in-house legal counsel. As a result, many subcontractors and other small business owners wait until a problem comes up before they talk to a lawyer. However, many legal problems could be avoided if small businesses
READ MOREWhat Does Your General Liability Policy Really Cover?0
- Insurance, Legally Speaking
- July 24, 2023
By Karalynn Cromeens, The Cromeens Law Firm PLLC The first rule to understanding insurance is that insurance companies are in the business of collecting premiums and not paying claims. This means if the insurance company can find a way to get out of paying your claim they will. The second rule of insurance is you
READ MORECrucial Steps to Succeed on Claims0
- Insurance, Legally Speaking, Risk Management
- July 24, 2023
By Timothy J. Woolford, Woolford Kanfer Law, P.C. Properly preparing and submitting construction claims is among the most important aspects of managing a construction project. Succeeding in your claim(s) can be the difference between a profitable project and one that loses money. Generally speaking, a claim is the assertion of a right to additional compensation
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Always Something Awesome – Subcontractor Legal Defense (SLDF) Activities Ramp Up0
- Always Something Awesome, Contracts, Documentation, Legally Speaking
- June 27, 2023
On May 19th, the Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Pepper-Lawson Horizon International Group and against Texas Southern University. The American Subcontractors Association supported a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Pepper-Lawson last year, seeking an appeal on a decision that held that an entity could not be sued for prompt payment violations because
READ MOREOSHA’s Revised Instance-By-Instance Policy and the Impact on the Construction Industry0
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- June 26, 2023
By Michael Metz-Topodas & Seth Gitner, Saul Ewing LLP Contractors could start seeing six-figure fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the next few months thanks to sweeping policy changes implemented earlier this year. In a press release and two internal memoranda issued January 26, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) revised
READ MORELet’s Have an Honest Conversation About Subcontracts0
- Contracts, Legally Speaking, Risk Management
- May 22, 2023
By Karalynn Cromeens, Cromeens Law Firm, PLLC I remember the first subcontract I ever read as a baby attorney. My exact thoughts were this thing is so bad you are better off burning it than trying to fix it. It was so one-sided in the general contractor’s favor that it would be easier to start
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