Depending on who you ask, alternative dispute resolutions are considered either an efficient tool to avoid the court system, or an unpredictable beast that can be just as slow and costly...
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...
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...
A recent post from the Michigan Construction Law Update blog called our attention to a lien priority case out of that state. In that case, the Michigan Court of Appeals...
Last year, we wrote a blog post titled: Think You Know The Last Date You Delivered Materials or Performed Services? Think Again. The point of the post addressed this complex...
Courts around the country are constantly construing the mechanic or construction lien laws, making compliance with these statutes sometimes feel like a moving target. A recent case out of the...
Cavanaugh & Quesada, PLC’s Michigan Construction Law Update posted an troubling blog post just before the end of the year concerning the Michigan Lien Recovery Fund. In plain language, the...