Robert Cox | Williams Mullen | August 14, 2019 A construction project can be a breeding ground for general contractor versus subcontractor payment disputes. Whether it is payment for extra work subject to the project owner’s approval, slow pay or no pay by the project owner, and the general contractor has provided a payment bond,… Continue reading Pay-if-Paid Clauses: A Surety’s Defense for Payment Bond Claims?
Month: August 2019
Unintended Consequences With Modern Day Construction Documents – Typically, “The Devil is in the Details”
George M. Nicholos | Vandeventer Black | July 20, 2019 Whether this well-known proverb is attributed to French Novelist Gustave Flaubert or Modernist Architect Mies van der Rohe, the meaning is likely the same; costly mistakes usually originate in the details of a project. Faced with shrinking design budgets, one of the first corners cut… Continue reading Unintended Consequences With Modern Day Construction Documents – Typically, “The Devil is in the Details”
California Insurers Are Violating Replacement Cost Estimate Laws
Daniel Veroff | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 13, 2019 Many policyholders do not have enough insurance to replace their buildings or homes after a total loss. Often these policyholders were assured by their agents or insurance companies at the point of sale that their limits were sufficient. And many times these assurances… Continue reading California Insurers Are Violating Replacement Cost Estimate Laws
Waving Goodbye to Arbitration
Henry Allen Blair | Stinson | August 9, 2019 I can’t believe we’re more than a week into August! I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’m going to have to say goodbye to summer too soon. I love fall, so maybe that’s not so bad? Anyway, speaking of farewells, this week we get… Continue reading Waving Goodbye to Arbitration
General Indemnity Agreement Can Come Back to Bite You
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings | August 12, 2019 I talk about payment bonds often here at Construction Law Musings. I talk a bit less about performance bonds and even less about the General Indemnity Agreements (GIA) that are signed by companies and their principals as part of the agreement between a construction company and… Continue reading General Indemnity Agreement Can Come Back to Bite You