Kim Slowey | Construction Dive | April 26, 2016 Getting paid in the private construction business — whether it involves a particularly evasive general contractor or an owner who’s in a tight financial spot — can be a challenge. Fortunately, no matter the size of their legal budgets, contractors have an alternative to waiting out a check indefinitely, and… Continue reading How Contractors can use a Mechanic’s Lien to Avoid Getting ‘Burned’
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OCIP Liability Insurer Required to Indemnify Florida Contractor for $23M in Property Damage Arising out of Defective Subcontractor Work
Jeffery R. Mullen | Pepper Hamilton LLP | March 14, 2016 Pavarini Construction Co. v. Ace American Insurance Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151247 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 29, 2015) This action arose out of a construction project to build a 63-story luxury condominium tower located in Miami, Florida (“Project”). Pavarini Construction Co. (“Pavarini”) was the general… Continue reading OCIP Liability Insurer Required to Indemnify Florida Contractor for $23M in Property Damage Arising out of Defective Subcontractor Work
Ties That Bind: A Surety’s Right to Require Arbitration of a Construction Dispute
jeffrey S. Wertman | Berger Singerman LLP | March 9, 2016 Florida law generally favors arbitration as a matter of public policy. Although traditional arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) is not always less expensive or time-consuming than litigation, given its flexibility and the use of a knowledgeable trier of fact, arbitration can… Continue reading Ties That Bind: A Surety’s Right to Require Arbitration of a Construction Dispute
Citizens Property Insurance Attempts to Limit its Coverage for Water Damage
Sean Shaw | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 2, 2016 I was surprised when I first saw the Sun-Sentinel article, Citizens files request for 72-hour deadline to report loss. The more I read and thought about the article the angrier I became. As I have written in the past, Florida policyholders continue to… Continue reading Citizens Property Insurance Attempts to Limit its Coverage for Water Damage
Florida’s Construction Defect Statute Undergoes Significant Changes In 2015
Gary L. Brown | Arnstein & Lehr LLP | January 13, 2016 During the 2015 regular legislative session, the Florida Legislature made several key revisions to Chapter 558 – Florida’s Construction Defect Statute. These amendments, which became effective on October 1st, will significantly alter some of the provisions of the statute, which sets forth a… Continue reading Florida’s Construction Defect Statute Undergoes Significant Changes In 2015