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The Saiber Construction Law Column: December 2024

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The legal concept of “privity of contract” is a common law principle which provides that only parties directly involved in a contract can enforce its terms or be held liable for its obligations. This means that third parties...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Hybrid Event] 22nd Annual Top Gun Construction Claims Seminar - October 24th, Dublin, OH

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Bricker Graydon's construction attorneys are proud to present "Top Gun," our premier Midwest construction claims seminar. This seminar will cover: - Important construction concepts, including key contract language, best...more

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Transferring Project Design Risk

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Some construction industry commentators have urged a more integrated approach to design and construction, with equitable risk sharing and an effort to ensure that project design will benefit from the experience of companies...more

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[Hybrid Event] 21st Annual Top Gun Construction Claims Seminar - October 19th, Dublin, OH

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Bricker Graydon's construction attorneys are proud to present "Top Gun," our premier Midwest construction claims seminar. This seminar will cover: - Important construction concepts, including key contract language, best...more

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The Saiber Construction Law Column: October 2022

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When it comes to contracts, New Jersey courts, like courts in other jurisdictions, enforce them according to their plain and ordinary meaning. So when a contract’s terms are clear, the court will enforce it as written....more

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Construction Project Participants Face Differing Time Limits for Claims as NC Court of Appeals Interprets Definition of...

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in Gaston County Board of Education v. Shelco, LLC, et al that has the potential to significantly impact the time limits for claims on construction projects....more

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Feeling Rejected? MA Court Construes for the First Time the Provisions of the Prompt Pay Act

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In life, rejection is often hard to swallow.  In construction, that rejection can sometimes amount to millions of dollars.  A Massachusetts court recently held that an owner’s rejection of the contractor’s payment...more

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Warranty vs. Correction Period: What's the Difference Between These Clauses?

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Chances are that if you’ve ever read an industry-standard construction contract, you’ve noticed that for a period of time after substantial completion of the project (usually 12 months), the contractor is required to come...more

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[Ongoing Program] Specific Claims – Defective and Non-Conforming Work - November 4th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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19th Annual Top Gun Premier Midwest Construction Claims Webinar Series - Bricker & Eckler's construction attorneys are proud to present "Top Gun," our premier Midwest construction claims webinar series. This free event...more

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[Webinar] Specific Claims – Defective and Non-Conforming Work - November 5th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler's construction attorneys are proud to present "Top Gun," our premier Midwest construction claims webinar series. This free event will cover: - Important construction concepts, including key contract...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Maryland Federal Court Upholds Contractual Indemnity Clause and Awards Judgment Interest and Attorneys Fees in Masonry Suit

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Skanska USA Building, Inc. v. J.D. Long Masonry, Inc., No. 1:16-cv-00933, 2019 BL 336852, (D. Md. Sept. 9, 2019) - On September 9, 2019, a Maryland federal court awarded Skanska USA Building, Inc. (“Skanska”) compensatory...more

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Courts Decline to Impose Liability on Subcontractor Where Contractor Could Not Prove Subcontractor’s Exclusive Control on Shared...

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United Illuminating Company v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. v. Cherry Hill Construction Co., Inc., et al. v. GEI Consultants, Inc., et al., 3:18-cv-00327-WWE (D. Conn. 2019) - In 2010 The United Illuminating Company...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Construction Defects: Lessons Learned

Presented by Cohen Seglias Partner Lane F. Kelman and Associate Matthew R. Skaroff on November 13, 2018. Construction defect cases are complex matters with issues that may ripple through all players on a project. In this...more

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