With the kids off for spring break this week, we nestled around the big screen for a family favorite. “The Great Oz has spoken! . . . Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!” My littlest chuckled.
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Matthew DeVries
Best Practices Construction Law is a legal blog authored by Matthew J. DeVries, a shareholder at Buchalter, a full-service business law firm with offices across several U.S. states. The blog focuses on legal issues and best practices within the construction industry, covering topics such as risk assessment, claims management, contract drafting, project management, technology in construction, alternative dispute resolution, and legal trends. It provides analysis and commentary relevant to contractors, developers, owners, and other stakeholders involved in construction projects, including public infrastructure and commercial developments. The content aims to address practical problems and solutions encountered in construction law and project execution.
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That’s A Goocher: SD Court Finds Enforceable Construction Contract Despite Lack of Time Component
What’s a goocher? If you saw the movie, Stand By Me, then you know exactly what I mean. And there are times when parties to a construction contract face a goocher. Here’s what I mean…
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Snapchat This! That Little Green Card is Pretty Important Says One Court
We live in a world of e-mails, IMs, texts, Snapchats, TikToks, Instagrams and the occasional fax. Although information is transmitted instantaneously in today’s environment, proof of receipt of that information (often called “Notice”) remains subject to some very strict rules…
Not Just An Old Wives’ Tale: Negotiating “Paid In Full” Check Binds Contractor
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.
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Court Recognizes Day-to-Day Changes Are Compensable Despite Contractual Waivers
It happens all the time! The owner-contractor agreement contains a “no damages for delay” clause; a clause requiring that all changes be in writing before work is performed; and a clause requiring partial lien waivers and releases with each periodic…
No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute
If you are left in the dark about something, you don’t have the information you should have to make an informed decision. Delay claims on a construction can be confusing, especially when you think about the delay to the work…
Double Take: Court Finds That Contractor Waived Owner’s Past (But Not Future) Payment Obligation Failures
With six kids, not a week goes by that I don’t catch one of them running through the house. In fact, I was on a call this morning when out of the corner of my eye I saw a blur…
What Should You Do When There is an Accident at Your Construction Site?
You probably saw last month’s report about a major accident at a construction site in downtown Miami, Florida. Investigation is still underway as to the root cause.
This is a good reminder of the lessons to learn when investigating…
Lessons from a Post-COVID19 Construction Lawyer
The last six months have been a whirlwind, especially for this single dad of six school children (who are no longer in school) while I work from home/office/car/jobsite/court.
During the first week of the pandemic, I wrote an ebook for…