Taylor M. Hayes and J. Daniel Weidner | Koley Jessen Let’s assume you have successfully filed a construction lien. Let’s also assume your lien was timely recorded, notice was provided (if necessary), you have compiled all relevant documentation, and now you are ready to pursue payment for the amount secured by the lien. Unfortunately, recording… Continue reading Mastering Construction Liens: Pursuing Payment (Part 2)
Month: September 2024
Mastering Construction Liens: Strategies for Getting Paid (Part 1)
Taylor M. Hayes and J. Daniel Weidner | Koley Jessen Here is the situation: you are a contractor who entered into a contract to construct a building, you have performed your scope of work but you have not been paid what you are owed. You filed a construction lien on the property, but how does… Continue reading Mastering Construction Liens: Strategies for Getting Paid (Part 1)
Navigating Construction Contracts in the Energy Sector
Cesar Pereira | Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog Construction contracts in the energy sector involve unique challenges and risks, particularly with respect to bonds and mechanic’s liens. Understanding how to navigate these challenges is key to protecting your projects from disputes with general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. In our recent webinar, “Construction Contracts: Bond and… Continue reading Navigating Construction Contracts in the Energy Sector
Second Circuit Affirms Win for General Contractor on No Damages for Delay Provision
Bill Wilson | Construction Law Zone In NASDI, LLC v. Skanska Koch Inc. Kiewit Infrastructure Co. (JV), 2024 WL 1270188 (2d Cir. Mar. 26, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing a subcontractor’s delay claim against a general contractor on a public project in… Continue reading Second Circuit Affirms Win for General Contractor on No Damages for Delay Provision
Should Paralegals Participate in Depositions?
Esquire Deposition Solutions The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct recently considered an interesting issue related to deposition practice: whether or not nonlawyers such as paralegals can ethically participate in pretrial depositions. The board decided in Taking of a Deposition by a Paralegal or Out-of-State Lawyer (Ohio Board of Professional Conduct, No. 2022-13) that they may not … under… Continue reading Should Paralegals Participate in Depositions?