Kevin N. Tharp | Riley Bennett Egloff Construction subcontractors assume a tremendous amount of risk with each subcontract that they sign with a prime contractor. While much of that risk cannot be avoided, there are some risks that subcontractors can reduce (if not eliminate) by avoiding the following mistakes prior to signing their subcontracts. 1.… Continue reading Five Mistakes Subcontractors Commonly Make Before Signing Construction Subcontracts
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Incentivising Subcontractor Performance
Andreas Dracoulis and Jonathan Morton | Haynes and Boone In any large construction project there is likely to be a chain of subcontractors beneath the head contractor, and even the smallest link in that chain may have the power to seriously derail the project schedule. While much focus in any project will be on the… Continue reading Incentivising Subcontractor Performance
Government Involvement When Prime Contractors Fail to Pay Subcontractors
Kristi Morgan Aronica | Weitz Morgan Subcontractors who have not been paid for their goods or services as a general rule do not have the ability to seek redress from the government. Because subcontractors lack privity, their recourse lies in an action against the prime for breach of contract or other common law and statutory… Continue reading Government Involvement When Prime Contractors Fail to Pay Subcontractors
Court Finds that Subcontractor Lacks Standing to Appeal Summary Judgment Order Simply Because Subcontractor “Might” Lose at Trial Due to Order
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog Cases sometimes take unanticipated twists and turns. Atlas Construction Supply, Inc. v. Swinerton Builders, Case No. D076426 (January 26,2021), involving a tragic construction accident, a motion for summary judgment, a motion for good faith settlement, and a stipulated dismissal, is one of those cases. The Accident Swinerton Builders was the… Continue reading Court Finds that Subcontractor Lacks Standing to Appeal Summary Judgment Order Simply Because Subcontractor “Might” Lose at Trial Due to Order
Can a Subcontractor Employee File a Personal Injury Lawsuit Against the General Contractor?
Jonathan Rosenfeld | Rosenfeld The general rule in Illinois is that workers’ compensation is an injured employee’s sole remedy for workplace injuries unless certain very limited exceptions apply. 820 ILCS 305/5 states that there is no right to recover for these injuries or death “other than the compensation herein provided.” Of course, the compensation that the statute… Continue reading Can a Subcontractor Employee File a Personal Injury Lawsuit Against the General Contractor?