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A contractor or owner bonding off a lien may be good news, but claimants must reassess their situation when a lien is bonded off.

Under the Minnesota lien laws, removal of waste is not considered a lienable improvement when that removal is a periodic, ongoing process.

Self-operating construction equipment may be closer than you think - Caterpillar has already deployed self-operating mining equipment in Australia.

On the last day to enforce a mechanics lien, a Kentucky contractor filed suit instead. Due to this mistake, they were left empty handed.

The Tennessee retainage laws require retained amounts be paid within 90 days of completion, and contractual provisions cannot extend that timeframe.

AB 1701 was passed by the California legislature and has been signed by Governor Jerry Brown. The legislation makes GCs liable for unpaid wages all the way down the payment...

Under a confidential agreement between the city of Sioux Falls and their builders to remedy defective work, two South Dakota liens were also released.

A recent case helps to navigate the Indiana lien priority rules. It discusses the interplay between time of recording, relation back, and construction loans.

Arbitration clauses are fairly common in construction contracts, but they don't always apply. A recent Oregon case sheds light on who decides whether claims must go to arbitration.

Recently, two identical cases came out differently in Kansas and South Carolina regarding the obligations of a surety bond provider.