by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By Michael J. Carrato, Esq. A Miller Act surety needs to be aware of certain notice requirements if it decides to take over performance for its principal on a federal construction contract. Informal or “constructive” notice that a surety intends to take over...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a contractor’s employee was injured by falling from a ladder it borrowed from the owner of the location where he was repairing an HVAC system, the court held the owner was not legally responsible for the individual’s injuries because the availability of the...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
A material factual dispute existed regarding whether an architect met the requisite standard of care in reviewing an engineering report prior to its client’s purchase of property and prior to the architect proceeding with plans for renovation of the building. ...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Costs of ripping out and replacing defective work was held to be potentially covered as property damage under a CGL policy issued by Zurich American Insurance, where employees of the insured contractor caused a leak in steam pipes by improperly unpacking the pipe...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article, time limits
Where a subcontract required subcontractor to commence arbitration proceedings no later than 30 days following receipt of an adverse decision by the contractor, the failure of the subcontractor to contest a decision within 30 days was fatal to later seeking...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
by J. Gerard Boyle Claims Analyst and Senior Project Manager Revay and Associates Limited – Toronto Shortly after work commences on design-bid-build projects all over this country, it can be predicted with reasonable certainty that the Owner and/or Consultant will...
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