Jay Jala, LLC v. DDG Construction, Inc., No. 15-3948, 2016 US Dist. LEXIS 150969 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 1, 2016)

Jay Jala, LLC was the owner of a motel construction project in Allentown, Pennsylvania. DDG Construction, Inc. was the contractor.  The project was delayed during construction and, four months after the specified completion date, DDG abandoned the project.  Jay Jala terminated DDG for default, completed the project, and initiated this action.

The contract provided that the parties “waive Claims against each other for consequential damages arising out of or relating to this Contract.” During litigation, DDG stipulated that it breached the contract but moved for partial summary judgment, arguing that Jay Jala’s damages were consequential, and thus waived.Continue Reading Federal Court in Pennsylvania Analyzes Which Types of Damage are Barred by Contractual Waiver of Consequential Damages

Harvey Robbin Co. v. Cristwood Contracting, Inc.,
1995 Conn. Super. LEXIS 2633 (Conn. Super. Ct., Sept. 13, 1995).
Statute requiring bidder for public contract to list subcontractors did not require bidder to utilize subcontractor where subcontractors bid exclusions were not communicated until after submission of prime bid. 
Plaintiff Harvey Robbin Company, a subcontractor for HVAC (“Subcontractor”) sued Defendant Cristwood Contracting, a general contractor (“Contractor”), in connection with the construction of a physical plant at the University of Connecticut. The Subcontractor alleged, inter alia, breach of contract and detrimental reliance. In turn, the Contractor denied the Subcontractor’s principal allegations, and alleged misrepresentation on the part of the Subcontractor, and that no contract was entered into by the parties.
Continue Reading Connecticut Court Holds Prime Contractor not Required to Utilize Subcontractor Listed in Its Bid, Where It was Unaware of Bid Exclusions Later Presented by Subcontractor