Edward Garber | Florida Construction Legal Updates An interesting case came out of Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal that touches upon two important points. First, the independent tort doctrine does not apply when there is not a contract between the parties. Second, an officer cannot escape fraud simply by claiming his or her actions were done… Continue reading Party Cannot Skirt Out of the Very Fraud it Perpetrates
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A New Twist to Construction Fraud
Trey R. Kelleter | Vandeventer Black LLP | January 20, 2016 Virginia Code §18.2-200.1 makes it a crime to commit construction fraud, that is, to take an advance of funds in return for a promise to perform a job with no real intention of performing and indeed, failing to substantially perform. It is a felony… Continue reading A New Twist to Construction Fraud