Jennifer W. Fletcher, Michael G. Kerman, Kent W. Collier, Jennifer S. Lowndes and Laura J. Stipanowich – June 6, 2013 Over the past fourteen years, third parties have been able to maintain a direct negligence cause of action against an individual design professional, such as an architect or engineer, arising out a construction project, despite… Continue reading New Florida Statute Allows Limitation of Design Professional Liability
Don’t threaten me!
Karl Oles – June 4, 2013 A 2013 decision from New York reminds us that threats can be costly. In Mometal Structures, Inc. v. T.A. Ahern Contractors Corp., from the Eastern District of New York, Mometal was hired by Ahern as structural steel subcontractor. The project was delayed for reasons that were not Mometal’s fault. Mometal tried to… Continue reading Don’t threaten me!
BINGO Word of the Day – June 14th
The current game is now: Lines BINGO – 5 spaces in a row making a horizontal, diagonal, or vertical line. Today’s Useless Fact: Only 5 percent of the ocean floor has been mapped in as much detail as the surface of the Mars. Here is today’s word: FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE Previously called… Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – June 14th
Can I File a Mechanics’ Lien on a Building That Was Never Built? Maybe…
Jennifer M. Horn and Daniel E. Fierstein – June 5, 2013 The Backdrop Since the Recession of 2008, the story of the construction project that fell through shortly after breaking ground has repeated itself far too frequently. In too many of these situations, financing dries up, leaving owners without project funds to pay general contractors… Continue reading Can I File a Mechanics’ Lien on a Building That Was Never Built? Maybe…
BINGO Word of the Day – June 13th
The current game is now: Lines BINGO – 5 spaces in a row making a horizontal, diagonal, or vertical line. Today’s Useless Fact: If you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear 2.5 time larger than it appears from Earth. Here is today’s word: DEPOSITION Previously called words: BRIAN MOFFITT… Continue reading BINGO Word of the Day – June 13th