Aaron S. Evenchik, Andrew J. Natale and O. Judson Scheaf III | Hahn Loeser & Parks Contractors learned many lessons from 2020-2022 on material/labor availability, price escalation, and contractual allocations of risk. Prudent contractors will consider this in contracts moving forward. SHOW ME THE MONEY Long gone are the days of large projects that are… Continue reading Contracting Issues for 2022
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Narrow Appellate Court Ruling Excuses Project Contractor From Quitting Due to Partially Withheld Payments
Geoff F. Palachuk | Lane Powell Every party to a contract must uphold the duty of good faith and fair dealing. But there is no free-floating duty under Washington law: the parties’ respective obligations must be tied to a particular contract provision. Division One of the Washington Court of Appeals recently determined that a project… Continue reading Narrow Appellate Court Ruling Excuses Project Contractor From Quitting Due to Partially Withheld Payments
Not Just An Old Wives’ Tale: Negotiating “Paid In Full” Check Binds Contractor
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law Long before I was an attorney, I heard this tale that if you endorsed a check that had the words “PAID IN FULL” written on the check, then you were accepting the check as full payment of whatever was owed. But I have never really thought about that… Continue reading Not Just An Old Wives’ Tale: Negotiating “Paid In Full” Check Binds Contractor
Federal Court Opinion Has Huge Impact on the Construction Industry
Wally Zimolong | False Claims Act The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia recently issued an opinion that should get the attention of any contractor or subcontractor performing work on a federal funded construction project. In U.S. ex rel IBEW Local 98 v. The Fairfield Company, the federal court held that… Continue reading Federal Court Opinion Has Huge Impact on the Construction Industry
So, You Have a Judgment Against a California Contractor or Subcontractor. What Next? How Can I Enforce Payment?
William L. Porter | Porter Law Group The Contractors’ State License Board (“CSLB”) represents the interests of the public in California construction matters. In the field of California construction, the CSLB is all powerful. The agency has the right to suspend the license of any contractor or subcontractor who does not pay on a construction… Continue reading So, You Have a Judgment Against a California Contractor or Subcontractor. What Next? How Can I Enforce Payment?