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The Supreme Court may not be the highest court in the land, but when the Court rules, it’s best to pay attention. Recently, a Supreme Court decision helped clarify how the False...

The top down payment structure in the construction industry creates plenty of problems. Parties are worried about shifting liability first and foremost, keeping the industry from a better, more collaborative...

Virginia has a special relationship to mechanics liens, as many attribute the modern mechanics lien to Thomas Jefferson. A little more recently, Virginia has made strides in establishing fair lien...

A recent Michigan case serves as a pretty fair tutorial on Michigan lien law, maybe even moreso than what we’ve provided with our 5 things to know. The property here was actually...

In May, construction spending topped out at 1.143 trillion dollars. While the construction industry is seeing growth, contractors are beginning to have a hard time finding qualified workers. While spending...

While the modern mechanics lien may have been born in America, it has become an international sensation. Not unlike how Justin Bieber was born in Canada and has since taken the...

Everyone in the construction industry struggles to get paid at some point. The most basic tip to ensure payment is to put the contract in writing. An oral contract might not...

What are public-private partnership (P3) projects? P3 projects refer to projects that utilize an ongoing relationship between a public entity and a private partner. These projects go well beyond the...

When contractors and subcontractors go unpaid, their best tool for recovery is a mechanics lien or a bond claim. But what happens when a huge development project is under a fraud...

The Florida Homeowners’ Recovery Fund was created after Hurricane Andrew stuck Florida in 1993. The fund operates as a safety net for consumer recovery for those suffering monetary damage due to...