Prompt Payments: How CASPA and Other State Laws Afford Contractors Protections
Kilpatrick attorneys secured a significant decision for contractors and subcontractors performing work in Pennsylvania. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed District Court Judge William S. Stickman’s award of...more
In a significant decision on April 17, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld significant penalties and attorney fees awarded to C.J. Hughes Construction Company, Inc. under the Pennsylvania Contractor...more
Pennsylvania’s Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (CASPA) governs downstream payment obligations on private construction contracts in Pennsylvania. CASPA provides downstream parties with various protections to better...more
MEMORANDUM BY McLAUGHLIN, J.: This is a breach of contract action between Thomas P. Carney, Inc. ("Carney") and Constructural Dynamics, Inc. d/b/a Silvi Concrete Products, Inc., Penn Jersey Certified Concrete, Inc., d/b/a...more
Generally, Pennsylvania’s private prompt payment act, the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act, (CASPA) does not apply to improvements to real property that consists of six or fewer residential units. But, in a recent...more
Presented by Cohen Seglias attorneys Matthew Gioffre, Lisa Wampler, and Daniel E. Fierstein on November 17, 2020 for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of NECA. 2018 saw the enactment of important changes to CASPA, a...more
2018 saw the enactment of important changes to CASPA, a Pennsylvania law that helps contractors and subcontractors enforce their contractual payment terms. In this Western Pennsylvania Chapter of NECA webinar, Matt Gioffre,...more
2018 saw the enactment of important changes to CASPA, a Pennsylvania law that helps contractors and subcontractors enforce their contractual payment terms. In this Mechanical & Service Contractors Association of Eastern PA...more
Pennsylvania’s amended Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (“CASPA”), 73 P.S. § 501 et seq., took effect October 10, 2018 and governs all contracts, subcontracts and purchase orders on private, nonresidential jobs...more
Contractors, subcontractors, and owners involved in private construction projects in Pennsylvania should be aware of amendments to the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (CASPA) which go into effect October 10, 2018....more
Pennsylvania law is poised to change in ways that will significantly strengthen the rights of contractors and subcontractors in private sector construction contract payment disputes. On October 10, 2018, recent amendments...more
We are 30 days away from the effective date of significant amendments to Pennsylvania’s Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (CASPA or the act) that will profoundly impact rights relating to the timing of payments for...more