Creighton Dixon, Jeffrey Porter and Lynsie Zona | Snell & Wilmer In Fidelity National v. Osborn III Partners LLC, the Arizona Supreme Court recently decided the question of whether mechanics’ liens filed by a general contractor are a construction lender’s “own darn fault” if the liens result in part from the lender discontinuing advances of loan… Continue reading Coverage Construction: Arizona Supreme Court’s Osborn III Opinion
Tag: Mechanics Lien Law
Filing Motion to Increase Lien Transfer Bond (Before Trial Court Loses Jurisdiction Over Final Judgment)
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates If a construction lien is recorded against real property, the lien can be transferred to a lien transfer bond. This transfers the security or collateral of the construction lien from the real property to the lien transfer bond. The lien transfer bond can be a bond posted by a surety company… Continue reading Filing Motion to Increase Lien Transfer Bond (Before Trial Court Loses Jurisdiction Over Final Judgment)
Failing to Release A Mechanics Lien Can Destroy Your Construction Business
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group Is the title to this article possibly true? Yes, absolutely! I have seen it happen. Let me tell you how it happens so you can avoid such a result. When contractors, subcontractors or suppliers in California construction projects are not paid they often record a mechanics lien on… Continue reading Failing to Release A Mechanics Lien Can Destroy Your Construction Business
Construction Litigation Roundup: “What Did You Know… and When?”
Daniel Lund III | Phelps Dunbar What did you know… and when? Parties typically get one bite at the apple in court on a particular “transaction” or “occurrence.” Principles of res judicata – the idea that a matter has been adjudicated and cannot be re-litigated – compel parties to bring related claims in a single… Continue reading Construction Litigation Roundup: “What Did You Know… and When?”
One More Mechanic’s Lien Number- the Number 30
Christopher G. Hill | Construction Law Musings I’ve spoken here often about the numbers 90 and 150 as they relate to Virginia mechanic’s liens. These numbers are important for all mechanic’s liens in Virginia, whether commercial or residential (meaning liens for 1 and 2-family homes). There is another number, 30, that is important for those construction contractors that… Continue reading One More Mechanic’s Lien Number- the Number 30