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Beware: partial releases and waiver of claims are enforceable, but can be waived

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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May 13 2013

In the construction industry, the payment application process usually requires contractors and subcontractors to complete a great deal of paperwork

A key lesson for owners and prime contractors about payments

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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March 14 2013

Consider the following scenario: A prime contractor with a financially-shaky subcontractor agrees with the subcontractor's secured lender to make

City not liable in crane collapse

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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February 26 2013

In 2008, a crane operator and a construction worker were killed when a construction crane collapsed on the east side of Manhattan. The decedents'

Importance of using consistent terms in a construction contract

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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February 22 2013

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of the State of New York reminds us of the importance of using consistent terms when drafting a construction

Compliance with contractual notice provisions

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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February 15 2013

A recent decision of New York City Office Of Administrative Trials And Hearings ("OATH") highlights the significance of compliance with each and

The construction trial will be held far, far away!

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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January 31 2013

Suppose you're a New Jersey subcontractor on a New Jersey project, where the project owner is based in New York and the prime contractor in Wisconsin

Pennsylvania court distinguishes between corrective work and additional work in dismissing mechanics’ lien claim

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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January 9 2013

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed the dismissal of a contractor's mechanics' lien on the grounds that the lien was not filed

Pa. Superior Court extends protection of implied warranty of habitability to subsequent purchasers of a newly constructed home

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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December 11 2012

For the first time, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has extended the protection of the implied warranty of habitability to the second or subsequent purchaser of a newly constructed home in Conway v. The Cutler Group, 2012 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3480, at 19 (Pa. Sup. Ct., Nov. 5, 2012

Chinese firm plans worlds tallest skyscraper to be built in 90-days

Duane Morris LLP
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China, USA
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December 6 2012

Earlier this year, I posted about a 30 story hotel that was erected in 15 days

Resurrection of the UConn library lawsuit (no time runs against the king)

Duane Morris LLP
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USA
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November 7 2012

Back in January, I wrote on the pending dispute about whether the State of Connecticut could file suit against contractors and designers twelve years after completion of the UConn library

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