Creighton Dixon | Snell & Wilmer The Arizona Court of Appeals recently published a decision examining the Registrar of Contractor’s (“ROC”) handling of a homeowner’s claim involving the Residential Contractors’ Recovery Fund (the “Fund”). The decision, Gordon v. Arizona Registrar of Contractors, 247 Ariz. 146 (App. 2019), is a helpful reminder that while the ROC and… Continue reading The Registrar of Contractors and the Residential Contractors’ Recovery Fund: One Size Does Not Fit All
Tag: Construction Disputes
General Contractor Supporting a Subcontractor’s Change Order Only for Owner to Reject the Change
David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates The opinion in Westchester Fire Ins. Co, LLC v. Kesoki Painting, LLC, 260 So.3d 546 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) leads to a worthy discussion because it involves a common scope of work occurrence on construction projects involving a general contractor and subcontractor. The contractor submits a subcontractor’s change order… Continue reading General Contractor Supporting a Subcontractor’s Change Order Only for Owner to Reject the Change
When is A Cardinal Change “Cardinal”?
Henry Goldberg | Moritt Hock & Hamroff | November 13, 2019 A cardinal change is a rare event in construction. However, when it “provably” occurs, it can turn the relative rights of the parties to a construction dispute upside down. A recent New York case bears this out. A general contractor on a New York… Continue reading When is A Cardinal Change “Cardinal”?
Quick Tips on Effective Construction Quality Control
Alexander G. Thrasher | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | October 3, 2019 Quality control (QC) programs and reporting are not new to the construction industry. Engineers’ and owner’s specifications, and even manufacturers’ product data sheets, make clear what procedures must be followed and what records must be prepared to ensure that specified quality requirements are… Continue reading Quick Tips on Effective Construction Quality Control
Techniques for Resolving Construction Disputes
Jason Lambert | Construction Executive | June 23, 2019 With most construction projects involving dozens, if not hundreds, of companies and individuals, it is no surprise that conflicts arise that are not always able to be resolved on the jobsite. But these conflicts need not always reach the court room or cost thousands (or much… Continue reading Techniques for Resolving Construction Disputes