by Kent Holland | Jun 10, 2013 | Newsletter Article
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...
by Kent Holland | Mar 28, 2012 | Newsletter Article
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...
by Kent Holland | Jul 13, 2011 | Newsletter Article
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...
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 8, 2011 | Newsletter Article
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...
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