About Constructlaw.com
Constructlaw® is an update and discussion of recent trends in construction law and construction litigation. It is edited by Robert A. Gallagher, partner in Pepper Hamilton LLP's Construction Practice Group. Additional contributors are listed on the Contributors page. For more information about Pepper's Construction Practice Group, click here.Subscribe via RSS
Subscribe by E-Mail
Blogroll
- ABA Construction Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation
- ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
- American Arbitration Association
- American Institute of Architects
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Associated General Contractors
- Construction Superconference
- Construction Users Roundtable
Recent Past Posts
- February 2019 (1)
- January 2019 (5)
- December 2018 (4)
Tag Archives: Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
A Fire Destroying More Than Half of the Project Is Not a Cardinal Change Where the Parties Entered into a Separate Agreement to Cover the Fire Remediation Work
IES Commercial, Inc. v. Manhattan Torcon, A Joint Venture, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164973 (D. Md. Sept. 26, 2018) In 2009, the Army Corps of Engineers hired Manhattan Torcon Joint Venture (“MT”) as general contractor to build a biological research … Continue reading
Posted in Cardinal Change
Tagged Extra Work, Federal Insurance Company, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Fire Rider, IES Commercial, Manhattan Construction Company, Manhattan Torcon A Joint Venture, Scope of Work, Torcon, Travelers Casualty & Surety Company, Zurich American Insurance Company
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 in Pennsylvania Holds Pay-If-Paid Clause Unenforceable Where Prime Contractor’s Inadvertent Delays Contribute to the Owner’s Withholding of Payment
Connelly Constr. Corp. v. Travelers Cas. & Surety Co. of Am., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123009 (E.D. Pa. July 24, 2018). This post was published in the October 4, 2018 issue of eNews published by National Association of Credit Management (NACM). The … Continue reading