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Dear YouDig? We are a commercial design builder. We strive for greatness in all of our work. Even still we end up with complaints and a ton of close out issues on virtually every project. I know, that is the norm. The time wasted is maddening....By: Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

The Arizona Registrar of Contractors (“Registrar”) has internally amended its regulations multiple times over the last few years. On April 29, 2019, the Arizona Legislature amended the statutes governing the Registrar for the first time since 1981....By: Dickinson Wright

En el pasado escribimos sobre cómo el modelo de entrega de proyectos de asociaciones público-privadas (public-private partnerships, P3) puede y debe usarse para cumplir con las necesidades de infraestructura....By: Bilzin Sumberg

Winger Contr. Co. v. Cargill, Inc., No. 17-1169, 2019 BL 132092 (Iowa Apr. 12, 2019). On April 12, 2019, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling which held that, inter alia, the Iowa mechanic’s lien statute would not permit the...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

McDonnel Group LLC obtained a builder’s risk policy for a construction project on a property located in New Orleans, Louisiana. When the insured was denied coverage, it filed suit seeking damages for breach of contract and breach of the duty of good...By: Carlton Fields

As a real estate agent, you’re already running your own business. But have you incorporated to enjoy any of the legal or tax benefits?...By: Barley Snyder

A new “net zero energy building” opened in Singapore recently, signaling a step in the right direction for the World Green Building Council’s mission of all buildings operating at net zero carbon by 2050....By: Brooks Kushman P.C.

Aquatherm, LLC v. CentiMark Corp, 2019 BL 13240 (D. Utah Apr. 12, 2019) - Stag II Lindon LLC and Stag Industrial Inc. (collectively “Stag”) owned a building in Lindon, Utah. Stag contracted with CentiMark Corp. (“CentiMark”) to perform work on the...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

In Jozefowicz v. Allstate Ins. Co. (No. G055643, filed 5/28/19), a California appeals court held that Allstate was not required to pay the insured where his contractor negotiated a jointly payable check under a lost or stolen check provision of the...By: Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

In a recent decision, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) has held that a contractor seeking to enforce a lien dissolution bond under G.L. c. 254 § 14 need not record an attested to copy of its complaint with the Registry of Deeds. In...By: Mintz - Real Estate, Construction &