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Mechanics liens are powerful tools to secure payment, but when there’s not enough money to go around, it may ultimately be a lien’s priority that determines whether or not the lien...

Brace yourself. Legal jargon is coming. What is the economic loss doctrine? Simply put, the economic loss doctrine is a legal rule that bars tort claims (negligence claims) purely for...

Mechanics lien statutes throughout the country are very clear on certain factors. One in particular is you must be contracted with the owner directly or indirectly. Indirect contracting is exemplified...

Under the Miller Act, a party is limited to a one year period to file suit against a payment bond to recover payment. This one year period may be extended for very...

Over the summer, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) revised the Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. Some changes are rather modest, while others will have a great impact on...

California’s Right to Repair Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 895 et seq.) is designed to provide homeowners with exclusive remedy for damages arising out of certain construction defect claims. Originally, California courts...

Contract law can be confusing and tedious. Courts continually comb through contracts, picking apart words and provisions. There seems to be no such thing as an airtight clause. The only...

It is no secret that the Texas mechanics lien statute is a rather confusing and daunting piece of legislation. This is especially true for subcontractors as they bear the brunt of strict...

Pay if paid clauses are designed to shift the risk of non-payment to lower-tier parties on a construction project. The purpose, in states in which such clauses are allowed, is to...

“It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove.” Maybe that is exactly why people become so frustrated with the legal system, but that is justice. If we went...