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Second Circuit: No-Damages-For-Delay Clause Bars Claim

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently applied a no-damages-for-delay provision to affirm the dismissal of a demolition contractor’s breach of contract claims. The project involved reconstructing and raising the Bayonne...more

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Damages in Construction Claims: Are “Actual Costs” Actually Required?

The golden standard for the measure of damages in a construction case alleging defective or incomplete work are the actual costs of completion or repair. That is to say, if there is a breach (or multiple breaches) of quality...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Roofers, Insurance And Commercial Speech

On July 11, 2021 Chief Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida entered an order enjoining the Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation from taking...more

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Does a No-Damage-for-Delay Clause Also Preclude Acceleration Damages?

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Construction contracts often include a “no damage for delay” clause that denies a contractor the right to recover delay-related costs and limits the contractor’s remedy to an extension of time for noncontractor-caused delays...more

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Casting the First Stone: Contractors Considering Default Termination Should Examine Which Party Committed First Material Breach -...

During a construction project, circumstances may arise that lead a general contractor to consider termination of a subcontractor’s right to proceed under the subcontract. The Randy Kinder Excavating v. J.A. Manning...more

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Contractor Has No Duty To Indemnify Gas Company For Settlement Paid To Injured Employee Under Florida’s Underground Facility And...

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Peoples Gas Sys. v. Posen Constr., Inc., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106427 (M.D. Fla. June 26, 2018) - In 2009 Posen Construction, Inc. (“Posen”), a road construction contractor, entered into a general contractor agreement with...more

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