R. Zachary Torres-Fowler | Pepper Hamilton LLP | January 18, 2018 Lathan Co. v. State, No. 2016-CA-0913, 2017 La. App. LEXIS 2277 (La. App. 1st Cir. Dec. 6, 2017). On December 6, 2017, the Louisiana Court of Appeals, First Circuit, reversed and remanded the trial court’s decision to grant the appellee’s, Jacobs Project Management Co./CRSS… Continue reading No Privity, No Problem: Louisiana Court of Appeals Holds That Project Manager Owes a Duty of Professional Care to General Contractor Despite a Lack of Privity
Tag: Construction Contract
Terminating a Contract? Dot the i’s and Cross the t’s!
Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | October 24, 2017 From a Connecticut trial court comes a reminder to follow the contract process when terminating a contract. Failure to do so could constitute a breach by the one issuing the termination letter. A sub and general contractor had many changes, claims and disputes on… Continue reading Terminating a Contract? Dot the i’s and Cross the t’s!
Connecticut Notice of Claim Requirements
Jennifer Van Voorhis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 30, 2017 Contrary to most New York policies which require notice to be given “promptly”, Connecticut policies tend to require notice “as soon as practical.” Prior to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Arrowood Indemnity Co. v. King,1Connecticut law held that an insurer… Continue reading Connecticut Notice of Claim Requirements
1st Circuit Pending Appeal – Construction Contract Defenses & Miller Act
Katherine E. Kohm | The Dispute Resolver | September 26, 2017 In Endicott Constructors Corp. v. E. Amanti & Sons, Inc., No. 1:14-CV-12807-LTS, 2017 WL 3028877 (D. Mass. July 14, 2017), the plaintiff-subcontractor Endicott Constructors Corp. (“Plaintiff”) filed a lawsuit claiming breach of contract and quantum meruit against the defendant-general contractor E. Amanti & Sons, Inc. (“Defendant Contractor”) on… Continue reading 1st Circuit Pending Appeal – Construction Contract Defenses & Miller Act
Cost-Plus Contract and the Disorganized Contractor
I’Ashea Myles-Dihigo | The Dispute Resolver | September 6, 2017 Some contractors are better at record keeping than others. I always seem to run into this issue when I working with a client and I’ve asked them to provide me with all of their records regarding the project. The usual answer that I get is, “I don’t… Continue reading Cost-Plus Contract and the Disorganized Contractor