Nonpayment of Subcontractors: Can Subcontractors Get Any Help From the Government?
Hope v. Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28479 (E.D. Ark. Feb. 22, 2018) - This matter involved a motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction (the “Motion”) filed by Richard Alan Hope...more
Although subcontractors lack privity of contract with the government customer and subcontract disputes generally are governed by local law, subcontractors do have some legal leverage to help them get paid....more
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appeals court covering Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, affirmed the trial court’s decision to dismiss a contractor’s breach of contract...more
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 2017 U.S. App. Lexis 7252 (4th Cir., April 25, 2017) - The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently addressed whether the...more