Think Before You Send—Impact on Design Professionals of Ill-Conceived Emails

Bridget Araldi and Stephen Willig | MG+M The Law Firm Overview Email has become, perhaps, the most common form of business communication. What in years past would be discussed over a phone call or face-to-face meeting is now memorialized in emails. While email has the benefits of creating a written record (thus avoiding differing recollections of a phone call or meeting)… Continue reading Think Before You Send—Impact on Design Professionals of Ill-Conceived Emails

Can A Construction Contractor Email Notice of a Claim? Maybe!

Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law | November 18, 2019 A few years ago, I did a post on whether a digital signature in a construction contract was valid. Given the regularity by which parties now communicate by email, it is certainly a subject worth revisiting. In United States ex rel. Cummins-Wagner Co., Inc. v. Fidelity… Continue reading Can A Construction Contractor Email Notice of a Claim? Maybe!

Avoiding ‘E-trouble’ in Construction Litigation

Judah Lifschitz | Construction Executive | August 14, 2018 During the 2016 presidential election, the FBI subpoenaed Hillary Clinton’s emails after she used a private email server during her time as Secretary of State. Separately, the more recent investigation into Donald Trump’s campaign policy adviser, George Papadopoulos, resulted in scrutiny over both his email and… Continue reading Avoiding ‘E-trouble’ in Construction Litigation