Vicki R. Harding – Pepper Hamilton LLP – September 30, 2014 Branch Banking & Trust Co. v Construction Supervision Services, Inc. (In re Construction Supervision Services, Inc.), 753 F.3d 124 (4th Cir. 2014) – After a general contractor filed bankruptcy, several of its subcontractors requested clarification from the court about whether they could file notices post-petition to… Continue reading Subcontractor Claims: What can you do once your General Contractor Files Bankruptcy?
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Contractor’s CGL Policy Doesn’t Cover Subcontractors’ Faulty Work: Appeals Court
Judy Greenwald – August 4, 2014 A construction company’s commercial general liability insurance policy does not provide coverage for faulty workmanship or subcontractor negligence, says an appeals court, in upholding a lower court ruling. Little Rock, Arkansas-based J-McDaniel Construction Co. Inc. purchased a CGL policy from a unit of the Great American Insurance Group, in… Continue reading Contractor’s CGL Policy Doesn’t Cover Subcontractors’ Faulty Work: Appeals Court
Minimize the Inherent Risk in “Scope Bidding” by Amending Your Form Subcontract
Eugene J. Heady – August 7, 2014 Subcontractors must exercise particular care if the project specifications are performance specifications or otherwise described by so-called “scope” criteria. A scope specification is one that describes the general scope of the project in terms of design, dimension, and major components of the work but does not list or… Continue reading Minimize the Inherent Risk in “Scope Bidding” by Amending Your Form Subcontract
No Lawsuit for You! When Subcontractors Cannot Sue the General Contractor
CSLB Breaking News: Part of $150 Million San Diego Construction Project Stopped After Discovery of Unlicensed Subcontractor
Amy L. Pierce – April 13, 2014 On Friday, April 11, 2014, the California Contractors State License Board issued a News Release confirming that drywall work on the “$150 million, 45-story Pinnacle Towers construction project in downtown San Diego has stopped after the [CSLB] determined the sub-contractor hired for the work, Clayton Wall & Ceiling Systems Inc. (Clayton), is… Continue reading CSLB Breaking News: Part of $150 Million San Diego Construction Project Stopped After Discovery of Unlicensed Subcontractor