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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Your Last Resort: The Unpaid Account

by Joe Virene | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/29/2013

A suit on an unpaid account against your customer will likely entitle you to the principal balance plus interest and attorney fees. But a suit on an unpaid account is only as good as your customer’s ability to satisfy the...more

Suppliers Must Take Affirmative Steps to Determine Source of Payments to Protect Construction Lien Claim Rights

by Peter James Herrigel | Cole Schotz on 1/10/2013

In L&W Supply Corp. v. Joe DeSilva, et al., (Docket No. A-2960-10T2, December 19, 2012) (“L&W Supply”), a decision recently approved for publication, the Appellate Division provides guidance to material suppliers seeking to...more

Bankruptcy Court Delivers Next Chapter In Developing Law Regarding Post-Petition Lien Perfection By Subcontractors

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 4/17/2012

In a prior alert (Subcontractors and Suppliers Win Support for Lien Perfection During North Carolina Bankruptcies) we told you about the order from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina...more

Subcontractors Take Note - Appellate Division Confirms That Construction Lender Has No Duty To Subcontractor Absent Express...

by Cole Schotz on 3/20/2012

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently ruled in Vollers Excavating and Construction, Inc. v. Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Docket No. A-3844-10T1 (March 5, 2012), that a construction lender has no obligation to pay an...more