Saira S. Siddiqui and Ryan T. Kinder | Buildsmart Texas lawyers finally have the ability to recover attorneys’ fees on behalf of their clients in all breach of contract matters, regardless of whether the other party is an individual, corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company. The Texas Legislature has expanded the scope of Chapter… Continue reading Recovering Attorneys’ Fees for Breach of Contract
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Anticipatory Repudiation of a Contract – the Prospective Breach
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates There are instances where a party can engage in the anticipatory repudiation of their obligations under a contract. In essence, this is basically a party prospectively breaching the contract by repudiating their obligations in the contract. A prospective breach of contract occurs where there is absolute repudiation by one of the parties prior to the time when… Continue reading Anticipatory Repudiation of a Contract – the Prospective Breach
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
Govt’s Failure to Grant REA Can Constitute Breach of Contract
Aron C. Beezley and Sarah Sutton Osborne | Buildsmart The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in BGT Holdings LLC v. United States, recently held that the government does not have the discretion to deny a contractor’s request for equitable adjustment (REA) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.245-1 (Government Property) where the conditions specified… Continue reading Govt’s Failure to Grant REA Can Constitute Breach of Contract
A Consequential Ruling: Florida Supreme Court Rejects Recovery of Consequential Damages in First-Party Breach of Contract Actions
John David Dickenson, Chad A. Pasternack and Alexandra Schultz | Property Insurance Law Observer In first-party breach of insurance contract actions, the parties oftentimes dispute whether the policyholder may seek damages that are not explicitly provided for in the policy, with the policyholder arguing such indirect damages flow from the alleged breach of contract. By doing so,… Continue reading A Consequential Ruling: Florida Supreme Court Rejects Recovery of Consequential Damages in First-Party Breach of Contract Actions