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  • Do Not Use Texting for Important Business Messages and Be Careful with Email as Well

    March 8, 2025

    Before the internet and smartphones, a written letter was the primary method for delivering important business communications. The inherent formality associated with writing a business [...]

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  • How Prior Litigation Affects Owners, Contractors and Subcontractors

    March 2, 2025

    There is a fundamental principle in law that states that once a matter has been decided, it cannot be litigated again. More specifically,”[t]he rule of [...]

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  • Most Construction Disputes Do Not Involve Unfair Trade Practices

    February 5, 2023

    Generally speaking, the legal profession is not currently held in high esteem. In my opinion, there are a couple of reasons for this situation. First, [...]

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  • Contractors: Don’t Inadvertently Give Up Your Lien Rights – How Subordination Agreements and Lien Waivers Affect Mechanic’s Liens

    October 11, 2022

    As most contractors know, if they are not paid for their work, they are entitled to file a mechanic’s lien against the property where the [...]

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  • AN OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DISPUTES

    March 31, 2022

    Scott Orenstein (203) 640-8825 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DISPUTE PRACTICE GROUP During a construction project, many different types of disputes may arise between the parties.  A contractor [...]

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  • A RECENT APPELLATE COURT DECISION PROVIDES SOME VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO MITIGATION OF DAMAGES, PAYMENT BOND CLAIMS, AND ALLEGED UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

    October 27, 2021

    The Appellate Court has issued an opinion that arises out of a very common situation on a construction project – the late delivery of materials.  [...]

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  • IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, MECHANIC’S LIENS AND PAYMENT BONDS REALLY DO PROTECT THOSE THAT SUPPLY LABOR, MATERIALS AND/OR SERVICES

    May 26, 2021

    In poker, you have to play the cards you are dealt, but, if you have a bad hand, you can fold. In litigation, if you [...]

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  • A RECENT APPELLATE DECISION THAT PURPORTS TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF “CARDINAL CHANGE” ACTUALLY ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF NEGOTIATING A FAIR CONTRACT

    February 16, 2021

    Change order provisions, which appear in most construction contracts and contemplate changes being made to the work, contradict a fundamental premise of contract law. Specifically, [...]

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  • Are Contractors and Subcontractors Allowed to Rob Peter to Pay Paul When it Comes to Paying Subcontractors and Suppliers?

    September 27, 2020

    One of the main problems most contractors (and subcontractors) face is cashflow. When the economy is going well, most contractors still find their payments lagging [...]

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