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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Court Holds That Contractor Has Duty to Disclose Information Related to the Viability of Pass-Through Claims When Negotiating...

A Utah federal court recently held that when negotiating a pass-through settlement agreement, a contractor has a duty to disclose information to its subcontractor regarding the viability of the claims to be passed through....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon Court of Appeals Analyzes Insurance Coverage Issues in Construction Dispute

In Twigg v. Admiral Insurance Co.,[1] the Oregon Court of Appeals recently resolved an insurance coverage dispute arising out of a construction project. Two homeowners hired a contractor to build a new home. The homeowners...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Insist That Settlement Agreements Clearly State No Admission of Liability - Takeaways From Regiment Construction Corp.

In Regiment Construction Corp., CBCA 6449 (October 1, 2020), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) addressed the interplay between contractor claims and Government fraud allegations. The matter arose when the...more

Burr & Forman

Contractor’s Alleged Licensing Violation Raises Due Process Concerns in Mississippi

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Contractor licensing violations raise serious concerns for all parties. For an owner, an unlicensed contractor may affect financing options on one end and the contractor’s entitlement to recover profits on the other end....more

Troutman Pepper

Increased Reporting Requirements for Contractors - Even if All Claims Are Settled

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For most professionally licensed groups, reporting requirements are the norm, not the exception. In fact, it is commonplace for boards to require licensees to report judgments, settlements and convictions that may reveal...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

[Podcast]: Recent Developments Regarding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, Harris Mufson and Allan Bloom discuss recent legislative developments in New York regarding sexual harassment. We will discuss recently enacted significant measures, including the...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Homeowners Beware!! You May Not Recover For Subsequently Discovered Construction Claims After Signing Construction Claim Releases

Homeowner, David Belasco (“Belasco”) [1] bought a newly constructed Manhattan Beach residence in 2004 from the builder defendant Gary Loren Wells (“Wells”). In 2006, Belasco filed a complaint against Wells with the...more

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