IN THIS ISSUE: Watch your step! Payment formalities can trip up anyone EISS claims highlight a common insurance foible Sometimes overachievers achieve nothing “Value engineering” leads to delays . . . and a lawsuit Tick tock tick tock: If you want to sue, watch the clock When can’t an architect be a general contractor? Read […]

IN THIS ISSUE: A question of cake Can an owner recover cost of completion not actually incurred? Construction conglomerate renovate legal playing field Go fly a kite–and you might go to jail When it comes to mechanics’ liens, the devil is in the details Does insurance cover plain old bad work? Read More

IN THIS ISSUE: File Like The Wind Timeliness key for subcontractor nonpayment claims Finish work promptly or face a financial loss Warning: May require heavy lifting Getting insurers to pay up is rarely easy You are going to sue me? I don’t think so … The ugly truth: Aesthetics and arbitration may not mix “Illegal” […]

IN THIS ISSUE: File Like The Wind Timeliness key for subcontractor nonpayment claims Tiptoeing Into Trouble Stealth bidder suffers consequences of low profile “Cost” isn’t always a “plus” in cost-plus contracts When is arbitration … not? Specific performance: On the rise in construction setting Read More

IN THIS ISSUE: Permit process frustrates everyone (even judges) Going nowhere fast? Request an extension before claiming delay damages Don’t give subcontract documents the brush-off Design errors call for creative lawyering “Renovation” doesn’t always mean “construction” Reviewing insurance coverage before starting a project is critical Read More