David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates In the preceding posting, I wrote about making sure you comply with your property insurance policy’s post-loss policy obligations. By failing to comply, you can render your policy ineffective meaning you are forfeiting otherwise valid insurance coverage, which was the situation discussed in the preceding posting. As an insured, you… Continue reading Courts Will Not Rewrite Your Post-Loss Property Insurance Obligations
Month: June 2021
Federal Circuit Affirms That The Government Not Liable For Contractor’s Costs Of Dealing With Outbreak
Lori Lange | Peckar & Abramson In an earlier blog, we wrote about the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals’ (CBCA) decision denying a contractor’s claim for the costs of demobilizing from a construction site due to concerns about performing work during an Ebola virus outbreak in Appeal of Pernix Serka Joint Venture v. Department of State, CBCA… Continue reading Federal Circuit Affirms That The Government Not Liable For Contractor’s Costs Of Dealing With Outbreak
Ohio Bill Shortening Statute Of Limitations Goes Into Effect
Alayna Bridgett and Gregory Thompson | Hahn Loeser & Parks Yesterday, June 14, 2021, Ohio Senate Bill 13 went into effect. This bill shortens the statute of limitations for breach of written contract actions from eight years to six and, for oral contracts, from six years to four. As we shared with readers earlier this year,… Continue reading Ohio Bill Shortening Statute Of Limitations Goes Into Effect
Florida Supreme Court: Insurers can Sue Attorneys for Malpractice Under Subrogation Provision
Victor Sanabria and Francis Sheppard | Rumberger Kirk The Florida Supreme Court has given the proverbial “green light” for insurance companies to sue attorneys for negligent representation of an insured. Historically, to bring an action against an attorney for legal malpractice in Florida, the party making the claim was generally required to allege and prove… Continue reading Florida Supreme Court: Insurers can Sue Attorneys for Malpractice Under Subrogation Provision
Enforcing Electronic Contracts in Texas When the Other Party Denies Signing
Justin T. Scott and J. David Pugh | Build Smart As an ever-increasing amount of contract negotiation and execution is done online, new legal issues have arisen from such transactions. Consider the following scenario: You are a general/prime contractor. You have a subcontractor’s electronic signature on an arbitration agreement. When a dispute arises with the… Continue reading Enforcing Electronic Contracts in Texas When the Other Party Denies Signing