Jared Cohane and Luke Conrad | Hinckley Allen Connecticut’s prompt payment requirements for state contracts are about to change. The Connecticut General Assembly approved the new state budget bill (House Bill 7287), which includes a significant change to Connecticut’s Prompt Payment requirements for state contracts, Conn. Gen. Stat. §49-41c. The bill, which Governor Ned Lamont… Continue reading Changes to the Timing for Prompt Payment on All Connecticut State Contracts are Coming – Be Prepared
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Connecticut’s New False Claims Act Increases Risk to Public Construction Participants
Fred Hedberg and William Stoll | Construction Law Zone After several decades, Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill into law, effective July 1, 2023, An Act Concerning Liability for False and Fraudulent Claims, Public Act No. 23-129, eliminating language that previously limited enforcement of Connecticut’s False Claims Act to claims relating to a state-administered health or… Continue reading Connecticut’s New False Claims Act Increases Risk to Public Construction Participants
Connecticut Federal District Court Follows Majority Rule on Insurance Policy Anti-Assignment Clauses
SDV Insights A recent decision by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut further confirms that Connecticut courts follow the majority rule that contractual anti-assignment clauses do not bar assignment of an insured’s claim after the loss occurred.1 The September 2022 decision in Am. Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co. v. 51 Roses Mill… Continue reading Connecticut Federal District Court Follows Majority Rule on Insurance Policy Anti-Assignment Clauses
Connecticut Court Clarifies a Limit on Payment Bond Claims for Public Projects
Bill Wilson | Construction Law Zone In All Seasons Landscaping, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co., No. DBD-CV21-6039074-S, 2022 WL 1135703 (Conn. Super. Ct. April 4, 2022) the plaintiff, a subcontractor on a state project, commenced a lawsuit against the surety who issued a payment bond on the project two years after the subcontractor last performed… Continue reading Connecticut Court Clarifies a Limit on Payment Bond Claims for Public Projects
Will the Connecticut Legislature Ignore the Construction Industry and Expand the False Claims Act?
Frederick E. Hedberg and William A. Stoll | High Profile After a public hearing held on March 6, House Bill No. 6826, An Act Concerning Liability for False and Fraudulent Claims was voted out of committee by a wide margin, and then added to the House Calendar on March 28. This bill expands the scope… Continue reading Will the Connecticut Legislature Ignore the Construction Industry and Expand the False Claims Act?