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Real Estate Advisor Law Blog
Performance and Payment Bond for Public Project Deemed Discretionary
In the much-publicized "Kenwood Towne Place" litigation in Cincinnati, which involves over $40MM in lien claims, presiding Judge Beth Myers issued a Decision and Entry that disposed of subcontractor claims…
Constructlaw®
U.S. District Court in Ohio Rejects Claims Against Lenders Based on Theory That They Induced Contractor to Continue to Perform by Representing and Promising That It Would Be Paid
By Constructlaw
GEM Industrial, Inc. v. Sun Trust Bank 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31042 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 31, 2010) The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio denied a…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Subcontractors Beware: Your Prime Contractor Might Not Have a Bond (Part II)
By Crowell & Moring, Crowell & Moring
My last post warned that subcontractors on Federal construction projects should be alert to whether the Government designated the prime contract as a "commercial items' contract, rather than a construction contract. …
Constructlaw®
Pennsylvania Common Pleas Court Upholds Payment Bond Contractual Limitation Period
By Constructlaw
James J. Gory Mechanical Contracting Inc. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. 2010 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. Lexis 20 (Phila. CCP Feb. 8, 2010) In February 2005, Surety issued payment…
Constructlaw®
Pennsylvania Court Requires Strict Compliance With Conditions Precedent to Payment on Public Contract; Construes Attorneys Fee-Shifting Provision in “No Damage for Delay” Clause
By Constructlaw
Boro Construction, Inc. v. Ridley School Dist. 2010 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 124 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Mar. 8, 2010) The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that where a contractor failed to submit…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Subcontractors Beware: Your Prime Contractor Might Not Have a Bond
Subcontractors seeking a piece of the Federal construction spending (pdf) boom beware: you can find yourself with no easy options to collect from a nonpaying prime, if the prime contract --…
Health Industry Washington Watch
MedPAC Meeting (April 1-2, 2010)
The next MedPAC meeting, scheduled for April 1-2, 2010, will address the following issues: enhancing Medicare’s ability to innovate; medical malpractice; graduate medical education financing; Medicare shared decision-making; improving traditional…
Constructlaw®
US District Court for Middle District of Pennsylvania Holds Course of Performance May Vitiate Partial Payment Releases and Delay Costs May Be Recovered Under Federal Miller Act Payment Bond
By Constructlaw
U.S. ex rel Pioneer Construction v. Pride Enterprises 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110935 (M.D. Pa., November 27, 2009) The court denied the contractor’s claim for summary judgment, which was based…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
An End to Checking in the UK Raises Concerns for Charities
Ina major shift from traditional financial policy, the UK will end the use ofchecks as a valid payment method by October 31, 2018. The PaymentsCouncil of the UK (an independentbody…
Health Industry Washington Watch
MedPAC Votes on 2011 Medicare Provider Update Recommendations
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently voted on recommendations it will make to Congress regarding Medicare payment updates for 2011. At the meeting, MedPAC voted to recommend increasing acute…