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Chipping away at the armor of pay-if-paid provisions

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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May 3 2013

In tough economic times it is not surprising to see an increase in subcontractor claims related to unpaid invoices or applications for payment. It is

Design professionals receive limited statutory immunity

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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April 25 2013

On April 24, 2013 Governor Scott signed Senate Bill 286 into law creating section 558.0035, Florida Statutes. This new law grants individual design

Subcontractor terminations on design-build projects

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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April 17 2013

Owners like design-build construction because it places more risk on the design-builder, which accepts the responsibility for both design and

Garfield and the puzzling negotiation that resolved a labor inefficiency claim

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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April 5 2013

Lasso in hand, Garfield stood stoically up against the magnificent Saguaro Cactus, its five arms towering above him. The scorching desert sun beat

Online banking and cybertheft - who bears the loss?

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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March 27 2013

Introduction Many contractors enjoy the advantages of online banking. Like companies in other industries, contractors use e-banking to make payroll

Policing false WOSB status representations

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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March 27 2013

Using the 25 years of historical data on 300,000 current and former executives compiled by its VentureSource database, Dow Jones analyzed the positive

The necessity for fully responsive proposals

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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March 27 2013

With relatively limited exceptions, most federal government contracts are awarded following a "best value" evaluation by the agency. To compete for

Bid shopping: can bid conditions bar that practice?

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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March 27 2013

General contractors and subcontractors that routinely bid for construction work are aware that, in most situations, an invitation to bid on a project

Recovery of attorneys' fees under the Miller Act

Smith Currie & Hancock
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USA
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March 27 2013

A supplier sued the general contractor and surety, to recover payment for materials it supplied on a federal Miller Act project in Georgia, in U.S. ex