Prompt Payments: How CASPA and Other State Laws Afford Contractors Protections
The Washington Legislature enacted a requirement that contractors and subcontractors must get paid promptly for undisputed additional work on both public and private construction projects. The new law enacted in 2024...more
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has interpreted for the first time the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act (the “Prompt Pay Law”) in the matter of Tocci Building Corporation v. IRIV Partners, LLC, et al., Nos. 21-P-393 &...more
It goes without saying that in the world of construction contracts … words matter! There is language in the Goes decision that a cost-plus contract imposes upon the contractor an implied duty to incur reasonable and proper...more
United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co., 2018 Cal. Lexis 3510 (May 14, 2018) - In 2010, Universal City (“Universal”) hired Coast Iron & Steel Co. (“Coast Iron”) to build a new ride at the Universal...more
It is industry standard in California for owners of a construction project to make monthly payments to a contractor for work it has completed, less a certain percentage that is withheld as a guarantee of future satisfactory...more