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Ohio Federal Court Declines to Dismiss Action Against the Officer of a General Contractor Who Allegedly Submitted False...

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Decker Constr. Co. v. Wesex Corp., No. 2:18-cv-727, 2019 BL 232653 (S.D. Ohio June 24, 2019) - In Decker Construction Co. v. Wesex Corporation, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio declined to...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

The Intersection of Workers’ Compensation Immunity and Contractual Indemnity

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The workers’ compensation statute in many states provides that the workers’ compensation benefits received by an injured employee is the employee’s exclusive remedy. The benefits are paid based on a no-fault basis and the...more

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Will Changes Reduce Confusion in New South Wales Security of Payment Laws? - Participants in the NSW construction industry need to...

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On October 21, 2019, significant changes to New South Wales ("NSW") security of payment laws come into effect with the commencement of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Act 2018 and...more

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Piercing The Corporate Veil Takes More Than Just Fraud By The Individual

Many of us have endured the nightmare of a disastrous home renovation or at least enjoyed Tom Hanks in The Money Pit (How long? Two weeks, of course). Well imagine spending half a million dollars, not for a new and improved...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Construction Alert: "Personal Liability for Fraudulent Pay Applications"

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A false notarized payment application signed by a Contractor and submitted to an Owner may make both the Contractor and the person who signed the false application personally liable for damages suffered by the Owner. ...more

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