Craig Martin | Construction Contractor Advisor | February 15, 2015 A recent article in the Construction Executive discussed the importance of preserving your claim, both in terms of timeliness of submitting your claim and making sure that you aren’t waiving portions of your claim when executing releases. These are all excellent points and bear some follow-up.… Continue reading Preserving Your Construction Claim
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N.C. Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals and Upholds 20-year Construction Warranty
Richard A. Prosser | Poyner Spurill LLP | January 14, 2015 Freedom of contract principles prevailed in the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that a manufacturer waived application of North Carolina’s 6-year statute of repose by extending an express 20-year warranty of its product. The opinion in Christie v. Hartley issued on December 19 reverses the… Continue reading N.C. Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals and Upholds 20-year Construction Warranty
Update on Coverage for Colorado Construction Defects – TCD & Colorado Pool
Christopher R. Mosley, Katherine Dawson Varholak, Jerome H. Sturhahn, Brooke Yates and Melissa Kerin Reagan – February 25, 2013 Over the past few years, we have monitored the efforts of some in the insurance industry to deny coverage for construction defect claims brought by construction professionals. These insurers’ assault on construction professionals began with the… Continue reading Update on Coverage for Colorado Construction Defects – TCD & Colorado Pool
Construction Claims: Trust Funds can go Poof
Vicki R. Harding – January 24, 2013 A typical trust fund statute provides that payments to a construction contractor are treated as funds held in trust until its subcontractors and suppliers have been paid. In the case of a contractor bankruptcy this can be a significant benefit, since the subcontractors and suppliers can argue that… Continue reading Construction Claims: Trust Funds can go Poof
The Best Way to Avoid Construction Claims
Josh Johnson – December 10, 2012 As Virginia construction lawyers, we are often called upon to assist our clients on troubled projects. Almost all of these projects suffer from a common denominator – broken relationships on the project. It is rare to see claims on projects where the stakeholders (owner, general contractor, architect/engineer, and subcontractors)… Continue reading The Best Way to Avoid Construction Claims