Levi W. Barrett | Peckar & Abramson As a partner in Peckar & Abramson’s New Jersey and New York offices, Levi W. Barrett spends a lot of his time pondering legal risk within the construction trades. Working closely with contractors, construction managers, owners, and developers, Barrett structures and negotiates contract documents—pricing risk into projects nationwide During a… Continue reading Design-Build – All About Alignment
Month: June 2024
The Small Stuff: Small Claims Court and Limited Civil Court Jurisdictional Limits
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog Sometimes the small stuff matters. And when it comes to legal disputes this can pose a problem for clients as well as their attorneys because litigation and arbitration, the two most frequently utilized venues to resolve legal disputes in the United States, can be and usually are expensive.… Continue reading The Small Stuff: Small Claims Court and Limited Civil Court Jurisdictional Limits
The Practical Distinction Between Anticipatory Breach and Repudiation and How to Deal with Both on Construction Projects
Devon Griger | ConsensusDocs When a multilevel construction project is underway and a contractor or subcontractor isn’t performing as expected, it can be difficult to know how to address the low performance without putting the parties’ contract and good working relationship at risk. However, there may come a time when poor performance lapses into a… Continue reading The Practical Distinction Between Anticipatory Breach and Repudiation and How to Deal with Both on Construction Projects
Owner Can’t Pursue Statutory Show Cause Complaint to Cancel Lien…Fair Outcome?
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates If there is a payment dispute with a construction lienor — could be a contractor, a subcontractor, or supplier – it is possible, and more than likely, a construction lien may get recorded against real property. This scenario is not uncommon as the lien is the mechanism for the lienor to collateralize… Continue reading Owner Can’t Pursue Statutory Show Cause Complaint to Cancel Lien…Fair Outcome?
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Supreme Court Says “Stay”
Brendan J. Witry | The Dispute Resolver In the construction industry, arbitration is a frequently agreed-upon and utilized dispute resolution method. The Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”), 9 U.S.C. 1, et seq., provides the underpinning and framework for how courts should handle litigation in connection with arbitration agreements. Where a party asserts that a claim brought… Continue reading Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Supreme Court Says “Stay”