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Category Archives: Delay
Boring Through the Details: U.S. District Court Declares Boring Company Dispute Not Covered by Insurance Policies
Maxum Indemnity Co. v. Robbins Co., P.C., No. 1:17-CV-01968, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57729 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 28, 2018) On March 21, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio granted a motion for judgment on … Continue reading
Concurrent Delay: Surety—Standing in the Shoes of Subcontractor—Is Barred From Asserting Defense of Concurrent Delay Because Subcontractor Failed to Seek a Time Extension as Required by the Subcontracts
Fid. & Deposit Co. of Md. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162265 (D. Nev., September 21, 2018) Clark County School District (“CCSD”) hired Big Town Mechanical (“Big Town”) as general contractor to perform … Continue reading
Federal Court Holds That, Under Louisiana Law, a Contractor Need Not Show a Total Work Stoppage to Recover Extended Home Office Overhead Under Eichleay
Team Contrs., L.L.C. v. Waypoint NOLA, L.L.C., No. 16-1131, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162172 (E.D. La. Oct. 2, 2017). Waypoint NOLA (“Waypoint”) was the owner of a hotel construction project in New Orleans (the “Project”). Waypoint contracted with Team Contractors … Continue reading
Posted in Delay
Tagged Damages, Eichleay formula, Home Office Overhead, Team Contractors, Waypoint NOLA
Ohio Appeals Court Holds That Contractor Who Seeks Application of HOOP Formula to Calculate Home Office Overhead Need Not Prove The Conditions Precedent For Application of Eichleay Formula
Wood Elec., Inc. v. Ohio Facilities Constr. Comm’n, 10th Dist. Franklin No. 16AP-643, 2017-Ohio-2743, 2017 Ohio App. Lexis 1745 (May 9, 2017) The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (“OFCC”), together with a school district, an architect, and a construction manager, issued … Continue reading
Posted in Delay, Uncategorized
Tagged Eichleay, Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, overhead, Wood Electric
Texas District Court Rejects Rail Contractor’s Delay and Prompt Payment Claims and Awards Owner More Than $3 Million
Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc. v. The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39086 (N.D. Tex., March 25, 2016) The contractor contracted with owner to install 65 miles of railroad track, for a price of $12,206,666. The owner … Continue reading