Remember that case I discussed a while back relating to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) building in Annapolis, Maryland? Remember how it was a lawsuit over parallams and failure of those parallams? Do you even remember what a parallam is? Well, that case was initially dismissed upon the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment because the […]
Make Your Contract Work for You: Top 5 Clauses to Review Before Signing
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Rob Pitkin. Rob (@KCconstrlawyer) is an attorney with the Construction Law Group of Horn Aylward & Bandy, LLC in Kansas City, where he handles Construction disputes and other types of sophisticated business litigation. Originally from Iowa, he graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois […]
Happy 4th of July from Construction Law Musings
Here’s wishing all of the readers of Construction Law Musings a great 4th of July. As we think about the freedoms that we have, I hope that you and your families are taking some time off, staying relatively cool and enjoying a wonderful Independence Day. As always, I welcome your comments below. Please subscribe to keep […]
Reminder: Quantum Meruit and Breach of Construction Contract Don’t Mix
Construction contracts (preferably written ones) are near and dear to my heart here at Construction Law Musings. In a world where the contract is king, having a written construction agreement is a key component of any properly run construction project. However, even with the best construction contract there are claims (Murphy was an optimist after […]
More Musings From the Mediation Trenches
As those that read this construction blog on a regular basis know, I became a Virginia Supreme Court certified mediator a few years ago. I did so because I believe that mediation as a form of alternate dispute resolution is in most cases a much better alternative to resolve a construction dispute than litigation. While […]