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Contract negotiations are a key part of any Florida construction project. They help to ensure that both parties are aware of their rights and responsibilities while preventing disputes from arising. When negotiating a construction contract, it is important to keep the...
Does your contract contain a liquidated damages provision that is enforceable?A liquidated damages provision fixes and makes certain the damages the parties agree to in the event of a breach. Such provisions provide certainty as to the damages to be paid where...
THE LAW ALLOWS MATERIAL SUPPLIERS TO LIMIT A BUYER'S REMEDIES, BUT CAREFUL CONTRACT DRAFTING IS REQUIREDBy: Robert S. Tanner, Esq.Your Construction Law FirmTMBoth sellers and buyers of construction materials should have a keen interest in being aware of the common...
Detailed agreements often are not reached in the sales of goods. Frequently, such sales consist only of submitting a purchase order, receiving the goods, receiving an invoice, and then payment. So, when a dispute concerning the goods arises, a question may also arise...
Is That Really Your Product?By: Harry Malka, EsquireYour Construction Law FirmTMIn the recent case of Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. MI Windows & Doors, Inc., 2D12-2793, 2013 WL 4734045 (Fla. 2d DCA, September 2013), the Court of Appeals for the Second District of...
Arbitration Considerations in Litigating Construction DisputesBy: Harry Malka, EsquireYour Construction Law FirmTMIt is very common for construction contracts to include an "arbitration provision." In essence, the arbitration provision in a clause in the contract that...
Overhead and Profit Must Be Included In Replacement Cost Policy PayoutBy: Ian T. Kravitz, EsquireYour Construction Law FirmTMIn Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, (Florida Supreme Court, SC11-1643, July 3, 2013) the Florida Supreme Court took up the...
This article is part of a series of articles which are designed to identify several key clauses that every party to a construction contract should carefully review and understand prior to entering into a contract. This article will discuss "Concealed Conditions",...
As Tom Hagen said to Sonny Corleone in the Godfather, it "is business, not personal." Words to live by. Often in our line of work, clients want their pound of flesh. They want to prove the other side wrong, and make them pay. We, as lawyers, do well from a financial...
As we have written before, reformation, or correction of mistakes in a contract are not a legal right. While a court can order that a contract be rewritten to take into account some mistakes, the court's ability to do so is limited. The only sure fire way to be...