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?
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Arizona Legislature Makes Significant Revisions to Shape of Construction Defect Claims
John Gregory | Jones, Skelton & Hochuli | April 18, 2019 On April 10, 2019, Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1271 into law. The product of over two years of lobbying and interest group meetings, this bill makes significant changes to the existing the laws relating to residential construction in myriad ways. REVERSING AMBERWOOD – PROPORTIONAL LIABILITY… Continue reading Arizona Legislature Makes Significant Revisions to Shape of Construction Defect Claims
Caveat Contractor: Arizona Court Of Appeals Interprets Prompt Pay Act As “Prompt Billing Act” To Deny Relief To Unpaid Contractor
Todd A. Baxter | Dickinson Wright | March 5, 2019 The Arizona Court of Appeals recently denied a contractor’s claim that the owner had violated Arizona’s prompt pay act (“Prompt Pay”) despite the owner’s admission that it had not paid the contractor or objected to the payment application within the statutory time.1 The court’s reason for… Continue reading Caveat Contractor: Arizona Court Of Appeals Interprets Prompt Pay Act As “Prompt Billing Act” To Deny Relief To Unpaid Contractor
Arizona To Study Indemnity Provisions In Construction Contracts
Gregory Y. Harris and Jared L. Sutton | Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP | June 25, 2018 On May 16, 2018, Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1271, which created a “construction liability apportionment study committee” (the “Committee”) to “research and make recommendations for the apportionment of liability in the construction industry.” Except for the… Continue reading Arizona To Study Indemnity Provisions In Construction Contracts
Changes in the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure Will Impact Your Case
Michael Ponzo | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 14, 2018 In 2017, the Arizona Supreme Court changed the scope and limits of discovery to “any non-privileged matter that is relevant to any party’ claim or defense and proportional to the needs of the case.”1 Starting in July 2018, Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 26.2, will take… Continue reading Changes in the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure Will Impact Your Case