In WDF, Inc. v. City of New York, No. 652478 (N.Y. Sup.) (Mar. 12, 2021), the contractor filed suit to recover damages from the City on numerous combined waste water treatment projects. The contractor claimed that the City...more
3/19/2021
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Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Litigation ,
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Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Delay Claims ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Document Retention Policies ,
Public Projects
If you are left in the dark about something, you don’t have the information you should have to make an informed decision. Delay claims on a construction can be confusing, especially when you think about the delay to the work...more
9/24/2020
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Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
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Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Delay Claims ,
Public Projects ,
Sovereign Immunity
They say that hindsight is 20/20. Who is they, anyway? The old proverb means that it is easy to understand something after it has already happened. In the world of construction contracts, preservation of claims made in...more
It kind of goes without saying, but you should probably bring your expert to a dispute if there is going to be a battle of the experts. One contractor recently learned this lesson to the tune of $65,000....more
12/9/2019
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Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Delays ,
Expert Witness ,
Federal Contractors ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Renovations
In VVM Builders, LLC v. Atkins Construction Group, LLC, No. CV195021541S (Oct. 31, 2019), the Superior Court of Connecticut squarely addressed this precise issue in a case involving a change order dispute between a contractor...more
11/26/2019
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Arbitration Awards ,
Change Orders ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
General Contractors ,
Invoices ,
Motion to Confirm ,
Notice and Demand For Payment ,
Subcontractors
Rarely do you find a case that succinctly addresses a construction law issue. Today, one of my legal alerts pointed me to one such case dealing with delay damages and disruption damages. This is a must read!...more