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Construction Contract
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Constructlaw®
Georgia Supreme Court Holds Limitation of Damages Clause in Engineering Agreement to Be an Unenforceable Indemnity Provision
By Constructlaw
Lanier at McEver, L.P. v. Planners and Engineers Collaborative, Inc. 2008 Ga. LEXIS 553 (Ga. June 30, 2008) In this case, the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed a Court of…
Land Use Law Blog
BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE BITES AGAIN – Subcontractor Must Pay Developer’s Defense Costs Despite Jury Finding Subcontractor Not Negligent
By Rob Hofmann On July 21, 2008, the California Supreme Court again pointed out the potential for devastating consequences when the terms in a boilerplate contract provision are triggered. Specifically,…
Louisiana Law Blog
Using and Modifying Industry Form Construction Contracts
By Linda Clark, Jeffrey Boudreaux
A number of construction industry trade groups or associations, such as the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), among others, have developed a variety…
Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog
Court Clarifies Prompt Payment Risks to Contractor
By James G. Higgins Prompt payment laws can pose significant risk to owners and contractors. In S&S Cummins Corp. v. West Bay Builders, Inc. 2008 Cal. App. LEXIS 160, *,…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
The AIA Releases 2007 Editions of Its Construction Contract Forms Amid Competition from Upstart “ConsensusDOCS” Forms.
By Mathew R. Troughton For the first time in a decade, the American Institute of Architects ("AIA") revised several of the key standard forms of contract it publishes for use…
Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog
The AIA Releases 2007 Editions of Its Construction Contract Forms Amid Competition from Upstart “ConsensusDOCS” Forms
By Mathew R. Troughton For the first time in a decade, the American Institute of Architects ("AIA") revised several of the key standard forms of contract it publishes for use…
Constructlaw®
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reverses Commonwealth Court Ruling Barring Use of RFP Process for Procurement of Construction Work
By Constructlaw
Pa. Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. v. Dep’t of Gen. Servs 2007 Pa. LEXIS 2175 (Oct. 17, 2007) On October 17, 2007 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a lower…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Paul Perkins – A Valuable Resource for Federal Construction Contractors
There are many resources available to federal construction contractors, but there a few as useful as the services provided by Paul Perkins and his company, Construction Contract Specialists. We have…
Construction Law
Lack of Written Document Does Not Preclude Contractor from Recovering in Quantum Meruit for Changes to Initial Plans
By K&L Gates
Home Owners Const. Co. v. Borough of Glen Rock, 169 A.2d 129, 34 N.J. 305 (1961) In this case, the court looked at whether a contractor could recover in quantum…
ContractsProf Blog
North Dakota Contractor Wins Appeal in Street Paving Case
Mariner Construction, Inc. agreed to undertake road work forthe city of Bismarck, North Dakota. Within five months of Mariner’s completion ofthe work, the seal coating on the asphalt of the…