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Construction contracts commonly contain language providing for a stipulated sum of money as damages for each day of delay the project fails to meet a specific milestone, such as substantial…
Read MoreIn Florida, developers and contractors work under strict clocks. Section 95.11(3)(b), Florida Statutes, sets two firm deadlines for construction claims: a four-year statute of limitations and a seven-year statute of…
Read MoreMike Schmaltz Finance and Commerce, August 2010 Within a contract, parties make commitments to one another for goods or services in exchange for payment. As projects and the commitments became…
Read MoreBy: Ronald L. Williams Partner, Construction Practice Co-Chair, Fox Rothschild LLP. The implications of the audit provisions contained in construction agreements between owners and contractors owners extend far beyond post-completion…
Read MoreBy William L. Baggett, Jr. Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. In January 2022, the United States Court of Federal Claims issued a harsh reminder of the serious implications of the…
Read MoreRandy Kinder Excavating, Inc. v. JA Manning Constr. Co. 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21878 (8th Cir. Aug. 7, 2018) By: Luke N. Eaton, Associate, Pepper Hamilton LLP This dispute arose from…
Read MoreBy: Brian Perlberg, Esq., Executive Director and Senior Counsel of ConsensusDocs I recently took the AGC Lean Construction Educations Program Units 1-7. After studying diligently, I’m happy to say…
Read MoreIn today’s global economy, the construction industry is increasingly vulnerable to the ripple effects of worldwide events. From the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine to tariff impacts and…
Read MoreBy: Patrick J. Greene, Jr., Partner, Nathan A. Cohen, Partner, Curtis W. Martin, Partner, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Over the next several weeks and months construction projects that had been shuttered…
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