by Kent Holland | Jan 4, 2024 | Newsletter Article
Where Owner argued that it was covered as an Additional Insured under a Subcontractor’s CGL policy, the court held that the subcontract required only that the Prime Contractor be named as an additional insured, and because no one is an additional insured unless a...
by Kent Holland | Dec 21, 2021 | Newsletter Article
This article is written from the subcontractor’s perspective. When negotiating its subcontract, the subcontractor may be successful in obtaining reasonable clauses concerning standard of care, time for performance, indemnification, limited warranties and other...
by Kent Holland | Aug 2, 2019 | Newsletter Article
Subcontractor sought to litigate claims against a prime contractor instead of arbitrating them as called for by the disputes clause of the subcontract. It argued that the disputes clause of the incorporated by reference prime agreement specified litigation of claims....
by Kent Holland | Aug 21, 2018 | Newsletter Article
Subcontract excavator owed a duty to indemnify and defend the prime contractor installing underground utility lines for a telecommunications company. Two important holdings were (1) a state statute applicable to certain construction contracts, which prohibits...
by Kent Holland | Feb 20, 2018 | Newsletter Article
A subcontractor sued the general contractor (GC) and project owner to enforce liens it put on the property for non-payment. The defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration. Court held that the arbitration provisions of the prime agreement were incorporated by...
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