An indemnification clause will only apply to liability for claims brought by third parties. It will not apply to claims between the contracting parties. In Florida, a contract’s general indemnity clause does not apply to first party claims for costs and expenses...
Kent Holland, J.D. ConstructionRisk, LLC Where a design-build contractor under a federal government contract was terminated for default for failure to perform work consistent with the project schedule, it was default terminated. The contractor filed suit against the...
Summary Judgment must be granted to Architect against Contractor’s suit that claimed Architect tortuously interfered with its contract by recommending that the project owner terminate the contractor for default. The architect based its recommendation on what it...
Where City terminated its contractor for cause, the contractor moved for summary judgment arguing that the termination was defective for lack of an architect’s certificate of good cause for termination as required by the applicable AIA A201 contract document. On the...
Demolition delays by others for whom the subcontractor was not responsible significantly impeded the subcontractor’s ability to timely perform its work. Stored equipment and activity of other subcontractors prevented the subcontractor from accessing work areas. And...
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...
When the U.S. Government terminated a contractor for failure to perform in accordance with the contract provisions, the contractor’s surety asserted that the termination was wrongful and refused to pay on the performance bond. After much litigation it was held...
Where contractor failed to respond adequately to the Navy’s reasonable request of assurances of timely performance, the Navy was entitled to regard the contractor’s failure to provide such assurances as a breach of the contract. The issuance of a cure notice may be...
Where the government took beneficial occupancy of a building after the scheduled completion date, it assessed liquidated damages against the contractor for late completion. This was on the basis that until the contractor successfully tested the fire alarm system it...
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