by Kent Holland | Jun 25, 2018 | Newsletter Article
A prime contractor on a federal government contract was held to have waived pass-through claims of its subcontractor by virtue of having signed a series of lien waivers and releases. To receive payment under the subcontract, the Sub was required to sign these periodic...
by Kent Holland | Feb 20, 2018 | Newsletter Article
Contractor for a wastewater treatment plant sued the municipal owner and its project engineer for breach of contract for interfering with its work by failing to obtain easements in time for the contractor’s construction work to proceed. Although the contract was, on...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a contractor timely completed a construction contract for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and accepted payment which included changes required by the Corps, the contractor was barred from later filing a claim for additional compensation. The claim was barred...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Everyone involved in construction contracts is concerned about payment. Owners generally refuse to pay general contractors until they have secured lien releases; general contractors are hesitant to pay subcontractors until specific blocks of work have been completed;...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Where a statement was conspicuously contained in a letter transmitting a check for final payment to a contractor stating that the check will constitute full satisfaction of a contractor claim, a court held this to be an accord and satisfaction, barring the contractor...
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