Contract Law

A common provision in construction contracts requires a contractor to give notice to the owner within a certain number of days of an event giving [...]

Litigation is expensive. Before pursuing any particular claim, you need to determine if pursuing the claim makes economic sense. Standing on principle sounds good initially [...]

It is not uncommon for a construction contract between an owner and a general contractor to state the owner may terminate the contract for convenience. [...]

One of the first things I was ever taught about mechanic’s liens is that the legislation’s original intent was for a contractor to be able [...]

As most people are aware, one of the benefits of doing business as a corporation or limited liability company is that, generally speaking, the owners [...]

The Connecticut Appellate Court recently issued a decision that should cause every contractor some concern.  In J. WM. Foley Inc. v. United Illuminating Co., 158 Conn. [...]

The Connecticut Superior Court recently decided a case of first impression regarding the right to file an application for discharge of mechanic’s liens.  The court in Grade [...]

It is no secret that public works construction is a difficult business. On any given project there are innumerable ways that things can go wrong. [...]

According to Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-53, all public works construction contracts require the wages paid on the project to “be at a rate equal to [...]