Merle M. DeLancey Jr. and Michael Joseph Montalbano | Blank Rome | July 15, 2019 In May 2018, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) implemented a $350 filing fee for bid protests. There are differences of opinion regarding why GAO implemented the fee. GAO publicly states that the fee was implemented to cover the costs of… Continue reading Agency Protests: An Emerging Tool and Potential Threat for Contractors
Month: July 2019
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process
Jim Sams | Claims Journal | July 2, 2019 An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does that payment prevent a policyholder from pursuing penalties under the Prompt Payment of Claims Act, a split Texas Supreme Court ruled in a pair of decisions… Continue reading Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process
Faulty Excavation Support Not Covered By Contractor Controlled Insurance Plan
Larry P. Schiffer | Squire Patton Boggs | July 11, 2019 Construction projects are often subject to myriad claims. Subcontractors can cause damage to third-parties and their property, the project can be delayed by municipal inspections or citations, workers can get injured, and property can be damaged by fire, collapse or weather. To organize construction… Continue reading Faulty Excavation Support Not Covered By Contractor Controlled Insurance Plan
Can Unapproved Change Orders Form the Basis for a Lawful Mechanics’ Lien Encumbering the Project?
Richard Erickson and Amanda Weaver | Snell & Wilmer | July 15, 2019 Contractors and suppliers are sometimes challenged to secure a claim for past due payment with a lien on the project, all subject to lien laws that vary throughout the United States. In Arizona, as in most states, the contractor must have a… Continue reading Can Unapproved Change Orders Form the Basis for a Lawful Mechanics’ Lien Encumbering the Project?
Growing Pains: The Story Behind Florida’s Daubert Arc – Part 1
Alan J. Lazarus | Drinkler Biddle & Reath | July 1, 2019 The steady but sometimes slow adoption by the states of the Daubert standard for expert admissibility, and the accompanying recession of the Frye standard, is something of a coming of age for the national jurisprudence. Frye has become outmoded and anachronistic in an era of dizzying technological and scientific… Continue reading Growing Pains: The Story Behind Florida’s Daubert Arc – Part 1