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Wrongful acts "related" if there is factual tie between acts

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2013

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying New York law, held that the term "related" in a professional

Connecticut continues to recognize “no damages for delay” clauses

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 1 2009

In Mafco Electrical, an electrical subcontractor brought suit for damages against the general contractor, alleging delay claims and seeking equitable adjustment of the contract for approximately $875,000

Nullum tempus doctrine preserves state’s claims unless statutes expressly provide waiver

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 1 2009

Lake Winnipesaukee Resort, LLC (LWR) sought to construct a golf course in New Durham, New Hampshire

New York appellate court: question of fact concerning additional insured obligations precludes summary judgment

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2008

A New York appellate court recently held that factual issues should have precluded summary judgment for a subcontractor and its insurer concerning whether they were obligated to provide defense and indemnification to a general contractor pursuant to the subcontract entered into between the general contractor and subcontractor

What the courts are saying

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2009

In our first case for the month of January, we look at whether a township was immune from liability for allegedly failing to maintain a road properly

What’s new in the world of job safety?

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2009

Previous columns discussed egress (April 2007), exposure to falling loads (June 2007), hazardous atmospheres (October 2007), and water accumulation (November 2008

Four-year statute of limitations applies to claims for breach of contract where professional negligence alleged

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 1 2009

Newell Recycling, a business engaged in the purchase and processing of scrap metal, hired Jordan Jones and Goulding, Inc. (JJG), an engineering firm, to design its new automobile shredding facility

Top ten construction legal events of 2008

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2009

Each year, several events have a significant impact on the construction industry

Don’t just kick a contractor off the project

  • Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 7 2007

Have you ever had a personality clash with a subcontractor and wanted to get a different subcontractor on the project?

California tightens the noose on unlicensed contractors

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 3 2009

In White v. Cridlebaugh, 175 Cal.App.4th 1535 (2009), the California Court of Appeal’s latest decision interpreting California’s Contractors State License Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 7000, et seq.; the “License Law”), the court confirmed prior case law holding that an unlicensed contractor has no legal right to recover any money from the project owner for the value of work performed