Personal Liability for Trust Fund Diversion By Home Improvement Contractor
On the typical construction project, a general contractor (“GC”) owes certain duties to the subcontractors ...
The Last Date Of Work Revisited. Literally.
A private improvement lien on a single-family house must be filed within four months of the last day of wor...
Can You Get Liquidated Damages and Also Actual Damages On Account Of Delay?
Liquidated damages (LD’s) are pre-determined damages which the parties agree must be paid in the event of a...
Women-Owned Business Enterprises — Who’s In Control Here?
In recent years there has been a flurry of activity over the misuse by contractors of woman- and minority-o...
Promissory Estoppel and the Contract from Hell
Although the cases are few and far between, it has long been the rule that a subcontractor, which gives a q...
Face Facts: A Lien Valid On Its Face Will Not Quickly Be Dismissed
We have often noted the power of a mechanic’s lien.
Consequential Damages: What Is In The Contemplation Of The Parties?
A supplier selling a $200 door to a building owner does not expect to assume the risk of hundreds of thousa...
You Let Your Contractor Finish Late. Have You Waived Any Rights?
When a contractor delays a construction project, the owner is often faced with a Hobson’s choice—to termina...