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- An Agreement to Arbitrate Disputes Will Be Enforced Even Where the Agreement Is Silent as to the Procedures to Be Followed in Arbitration
- An Owner's Rights and Duties Under the Florida Construction Lien Law
- Analyze Your Arbitration Provision Before Entering the Contract
- Appellate Court Applies Common Sense in Finding Scope of Work Did Not Require State License
- Appellate Court Saves Owner From Release He Signed
- Arbitration Considerations in Litigating Construction Disputes
- Architects Beware of Liability Not Only for Your Contractual Obligations, but Those Incident to Those Obligations
- Are You Enforcing Your Contract Rights to Their Fullest
- Attempts to Use Alleged Lack of Licensure Fail at Summary Judgment Stage
- Bad Preliminary Notices Can Doom You From The Start
- Be Careful Or You May Indemnify Others for Their Own Negligence
- Be Vigilant in Ensuring That Your Contracts Clearly Reflect Your Intention
- Before Signing That Contract, Be Sure You Understand All of the Terms Incorporated by Reference
- Beware of Unlicensed Contractors
- Binding nature of Additional Terms
- Board Certification Defined
- Builder Burned, Lender Burned Worse
- But That is Not What I Meant! Too Bad So Sad!
- Can I Recover Attorneys Fees On My Bond Claim?
- Can I Recover Attorneys Fees On My Payment Bond Claim?
- Change Orders In The Construction Contract
- Changes to Florida Statute 255.05
- Chapter 558 Offers Opportunity to Resolve
- Claim of Lien by the Wrong Party Renders the Claim of Lien Fraudulent and the Recording Party Liable for Damages
- Clear Terms of The Policy Control
- Collecting When Your Debtor Transfers Assets and Cannot Pay
- Concealed Conditions
- Conditional Payment Bond
- 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
- Contract Provisions That Will Make You Proud
- Contractor Installed Defective Materials? Look to The Supplier.
- Contractor Material Warranties
- Contractor Wins Judgment...Momentarily
- 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
- Death of The Economic Loss Rule -- Or Just a Case Of Legal Semantics?
- Defective Residential Construction - Notice and Opportunity to Cure
- Do You Know Your Construction Contact - Part I
- Do You Really Have An Enforceable Contract?
- 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
- Don't Wait Until all the Damages Are Known
- Drafting Contracts to Say What You Mean
- Eliminate Low Cost Risks Especially Where the Benefits Are Great
- Employee's Misconduct May Warrant Dismissal While Not Warranting Forfeiture of Unemployment Compensation Benefits
- Ensure Your Warranty Position Before The Ship Has Sailed
- Even Unknown Insurance Claims Must Be Timely Raised
- Failing to Provide Sufficient Information to Your Insurance Company When Making a Claim May Void Your Insurance Coverage
- 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
- Florida Conditional Payment Bond
- Florida Construction Law Legislation Update 2013
- General Contractor Is the Statutory Employer of Employees of Subcontractor Under Worker's Compensation Law
- Guarantor Held to Arbitrate Under Provision in Employment Agreement
- Hire With Care
- I Signed What? Take Care to Understand the Releases You Sign!
- If the Law Has Changed, Should You Change Too?
- Incorporation By Reference Strikes Again
- Individual Professional Not Protected by Limitation of Liability Provision in Contract Between His Employer and Employer's Client
- Insurance Claim Must Be Timely Raised Even If Unknown
- Integrated Project Delivery: a Viable Project Delivery Method?
- Is Appraisal Even Mandatory Anymore
- Is Appraisal Mandatory to Resolve a Policy Dispute?
- Is That Your Product For Insurance Purposes?
- It is Business . . . It Is Not Personal
- Justice Can Be Empty And Expensive
- Know Your Insurance Policy
- 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?
- Liens Are Not Always Perfect
- Liquidated Damages - Not An Opportunity To Overreach
- Material Suppliers Can Limit a Buyer's Remedies
- Mca - Disputes
- Monetary Amount for Indemnification
- No Protection From Others for Your Breaches of Contract
- Notice To Owner Issues
- Old Claims come Alive In Arbitration
- One Bite at the Apple Is All You Get
- Overhead and Profit Included In Replacement Cost Coverage
- Owner/contractor Under Duty to Ensure Safe Site
- Payment Bond - Lack of Written Basis for Dispute From Surety
- Promissory Estoppel Basics
- Reform Contract To Correct Mutual Mistake
- Risk Management 101: Get the Insurance You Agreed to Get
- Seller Beware
- Sellers: Your Sales Pitches May Create Express Warranties
- 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 Attorneys Fees
- The Strange Case of the Losing Winner
- The Surety Right to Make The Dreaded Collateral Call
- 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
- UCC Is For You
- UCC Issues for Contractors
- 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
- Unlicensed Contracting Can Prove Costly
- Unlicensed Contractors Take Another Hit
- Unlicensed Contractors. What You Need to Know
- Warranty Law Exposes Rift
- What if I Have Made a Mistake in My Contract?
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