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    • Appellate Court Applies Common Sense in Finding Scope of Work Did Not Require State License
    • Appellate Court Saves Owner From Release He Signed
    • Architects Beware of Liability Not Only for Your Contractual Obligations, but Those Incident to Those Obligations
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    • Attempts to Use Alleged Lack of Licensure Fail at Summary Judgment Stage
    • Be Careful Or You May Indemnify Others for Their Own Negligence
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    • Builder Burned, Lender Burned Worse
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    • Claim of Lien by the Wrong Party Renders the Claim of Lien Fraudulent and the Recording Party Liable for Damages
    • Clearing the Decks: Can Issuing a Conditional Payment Effect Accord and Satisfaction?
    • Collecting When Your Debtor Transfers Assets and Cannot Pay
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    • Constitutional Challenges to Florida Licensing Statute Unsuccessful
    • Construction Liens Are Available Only to Lienors for Their Permanent Improvements to Property
    • Contract Dispute Arbitration Comes Before, Not in Lieu of Court Determination of Foreclosure
    • Contractor's Duty to Inspect Alleged Defects
    • Contractor's Lien Discharged for False Information in Payment Application
    • Contractual Provisions Contained in Documents Incorporated by Reference Are Enforceable Even if Not Attached to the Contract
    • Court Finds Common Law Implied Warranty in Subdivision Roadways and Other Systems
    • Courts May Not Ignore or Rewrite a Clear and Unambiguous Contractual Arbitration Provision, Even if One Party Never Intended Such Provision to Apply to Specific Claims
    • Defective Residential Construction - Notice and Opportunity to Cure
    • Don't Be Surprised if You Are on the Hook for More Than You Asked for
    • Don't Rely on Outdated Versions of the Construction Lien Law
    • Don't Undercut the Value of the Insurance You Buy
    • Drafting Contracts to Say What You Mean
    • Employee's Misconduct May Warrant Dismissal While Not Warranting Forfeiture of Unemployment Compensation Benefits
    • Failing to Provide Sufficient Information to Your Insurance Company When Making a Claim May Void Your Insurance Coverage
    • Federal Court Incorporates Contractual Insurance Requirement Into Contractual Indemnification Clause to Achieve Compliance With Fla. Stat., 725.06
    • Federal Court Incorporates Contractual Insurance Requirement to Be a Limit on Indemnity for Compliance With Fla. Stat. 725.06
    • Fine Against Principal of Unlicensed Contractor Upheld
    • General Contractor Is the Staturoy Employer of Employees of Subcontractor Under Worker's Compensation Law
    • Guarantor Held to Arbitrate Under Provision in Employment Agreement
    • Hire With Care
    • If the Law Has Changed, Should You Change Too?
    • Individual Professional Not Protected by Limitation of Liability Provision in Contract Between His Employer and Employer's Client
    • Integrated Project Delivery: a Viable Project Delivery Method?
    • Justice Can Be Empty And Expensive
    • Know Your Insurance Policy By Larry R
    • Lenders Who Fail to Notify of Determination to Cease Funding Project May Be Liable to Contractors and Others Who Gave Notice
    • Lessors Ability to Exempt Property From Liens Requires Strict Compliance With Recording Provisions
    • Licensed or Unlicensed? That Is the Question
    • Lien Claim or Bond Claim? Or Both?
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    • No Protection From Others for Your Breaches of Contract
    • One Bite at the Apple Is All You Get
    • Owner/contractor Under Duty to Ensure Safe Site
    • Payment Bond - Lack of Written Basis for Dispute From Surety
    • Professional Liability Policies 101 Primer
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    • Risk Management 101: Get the Insurance You Agreed to Get
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    • Skilled Legal Analysis or After-The Fact Luck?
    • Special Considerations Regarding Arbitration Provisions
    • Specially Fabricated Materials Exception Applies to Bond Claims Under Section 255.05, Florida Statutes
    • Subcontractor Bond Language
    • Subcontractors Beware: Your Favorite Part of a Construction Project (getting Paid) Requires Your Careful Attention
    • Subcontractors Usually Are Not Third Party Beneficiaries of Contracts Between General Contractors and Owners
    • Termination for Convenience - You May Not Have a Deal!
    • Termination of a Sub - a Checklist
    • The Line Between Extortion and Hard Bargaining
    • The Menace of Attorney's Fees
    • The Value (or Not) of a Non-Compete Agreement
    • Timing Under the Florida Construction Lien Law
    • To Insure Or Not to Insure? That Is The Question
    • Underground Contractor Not Liable for Damage to Utility After Proceeding Without "one Call" Hotline Response
    • Understand your Contracts or you may Lose the Benefits you expected from them
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