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In many states, filing a fraudulent mechanics lien can result in a hefty amount of damages coming your way. The reason many states allow such damages to be awarded is...

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...

Texas lien law is generally considered to be the most burdensome and confusing in the country. The intent of lien laws is to provide a statutory remedy to secure payment...

It’s unambiguous that Texas law requires a payment bond be posted for all construction projects exceeding $25,000 in value. It’s unambiguous that the new Kilgore Baseball Complex project in Kilgore, Texas...

A Texas appeals court issued a decision last week commenting on a situation that happens quite frequently in mechanics lien law across the country. In Lyda Swinerton Builders, Inc. v. Cathay...

The Texas Court of Appeals, San Antonio, last month reversed a trial court decision tossing a mechanics lien in Sanchez v. Schroeck. The case breathes new life into a mechanics...

Last August, we wrote about a Texas 14th Division Court of Appeals decision overturning a $20m judgment in favor of Zachry Construction. That case – Port of Houston Authority v....

Some states spell out exactly what kind of language must be contained in a valid mechanics lien.  These states may even provide templates in their statutes that unpaid contractors and...

Zachry Construction made a big legal news splash a few years ago when they won a three-month-long trial against the Port of Houston, awarding them $20 million. Their trial attorneys,...