Craig Martin | Construction Contractor Advisor | November 10, 2014 The ever changing landscape of insurance coverage for contractors continues to be clarified in Texas. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals applied Texas law in Crownover v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company, concluding that contractors do have insurance coverage to cover claims that a project was not constructed… Continue reading Court Again Defines Extent of Contractor’s Insurance Coverage
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No Lawsuit for You! When Subcontractors Cannot Sue the General Contractor
Illinois Court Throws Down Hammer on Contractor’s Ability to Recover Fees
Thomas G. Cronin – May 21, 2014 The Illinois Appellate Court recently affirmed summary judgment against a contractor on the validity of its mechanic’s lien, finding that the contractor failed to comply with a simple — but costly — requirement provided for under the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act (770 ILCS 60/1 et seq. (West 2004)).… Continue reading Illinois Court Throws Down Hammer on Contractor’s Ability to Recover Fees
9 Tips For Final Payment Affidavits
Aaron Thalwitzer – July 15, 2013 Don’t let a defective Contractor’s Final Payment Affidavit wreck your lien rights. Contractor’s Final Payment Affidavits are not particularly complex, but they are extremely important. Under 713.06(5)(d)(1), Florida Statutes, “[w]hen the final payment under a direct contract becomes due the contractor . . . [t]he contractor shall give to… Continue reading 9 Tips For Final Payment Affidavits
Termination for Convenience Clauses in the Private Arena: Traps every Construction Practitioner Should Know
Tracy Thompson Vann – March 14, 2013 If you do a thesaurus search of the word “termination,” you’ll find: “extinction, annihilation, execution, slaughter, and massacre.” “Termination,” Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd ed., Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995, Online Ed. (October 27, 2011). It is no wonder then, that when a contractor it told he is… Continue reading Termination for Convenience Clauses in the Private Arena: Traps every Construction Practitioner Should Know