Construction Law

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 [...]

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, [...]

In determining the amount to which a contractor is entitled when a project is not completed, the analysis is often based upon the owner’s alleged [...]

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 [...]

Contractors often end up with monetary claims for nonpayment, changed conditions and/or additional work that are difficult to negotiate. Such claims are often met with [...]

A well drafted, written contract expresses the intent of the parties in clear language without any ambiguity. For that reason, when a court interprets a [...]

In a prior post, this blog explained how the Supreme Court held that an owner’s claims against subcontractors were barred because they were either brought [...]

In a previous post, I explained that the way Connecticut substitutes bonds for mechanic’s liens needs to be changed. I have now been honored [...]

At the outset, I want to stipulate that it is important to protect worker health and safety. At the end of the day, the most [...]