Tag: Legal Issues
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Heads Up! AIA Releases 2017 Contract Documents
Big news coming from the good folks in charge of the AIA’s Contract Documents: the 2017 Contract Documents have been released.
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What Does a Construction Lawyer Do, and Do You Need One? Part 2 of 2
Just because mechanics lien rights management is inherently a legal issue, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to hire an attorney if you have a construction payment or lien rights issue.
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What Does a Construction Lawyer Do, and Do You Need One? Part 1 of 2
Construction law is inextricably linked to the construction business. Sooner or later, you’re going to encounter something that is going to force you to bring in some legal resources to manage. And so, yes, construction lawyers do indeed exist. And when it comes to the construction industry, many of the areas in which you see…
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Payment Loss Litigation in Construction
It is important to be very careful when considering or pursuing litigation as a means of collecting payment. Often, the litigation process can be more hassle than it’s worth. Having inaccurate expectations of the outcome is one of the main reasons companies get sucked into lawsuits. These expectations may be the result of inexperience, or even…
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Mechanics Lien Rights Will Prevail in Most Bankruptcy Situations
John Kim of Sossaman, LLP recently wrote an article about the friction between mechanics lien filings and bankruptcy’s automatic stay rules, and right at the start of the article he states that, “[t]he rate of bankruptcies among construction industry participants is higher than some think.” This may be quite an understatement. The risk of bankruptcy,…