Supreme Court of New York Rejects Property Owner’s Request for Further...
Matter of Red Hook 160 LLC v. Borough Constr. Grp. LLC, No. 524909/18, 2019 BL 122210 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 19, 2019) John J. Gazzola This cases arises out of a project owner’s request for further...
View ArticleUtah Federal Court Dismisses Claim for Attorney Fees Finding That Neither the...
R&O Constr. Co. v. MBA Gen. Contracting, LLC, No. 1:18-cv-00042, 2019 BL 98680 (D. Utah Mar. 21, 2019) Michelle J. Cuozzo On March 21, 2019, a Utah federal court granted Defendants MBA General...
View ArticleAlaska’s Supreme Court Holds That Executing a Settlement Agreement Releases...
SMJ Gen. Constr., Inc. v. Jet Commer. Constr., LLC, No. S-16785/16985, 2019 BL 131640 (Alaska Apr. 12, 2019) Ryan R. Deroo In 2016, Jet Commercial Construction, LLC (“Jet”) entered into a subcontract...
View ArticleFederal Court in Louisiana Upholds Suspensive Condition Not Subject Solely to...
Team Contractors, LLC v. Waypoint Nola, LLC, No. 16-1131, 2019 BL 96133 (E.D. La. Mar. 20, 2019) Emily D. Anderson The Eastern District of Louisiana recently denied the motion of a prime contractor...
View ArticleContractor’s Third Party Beneficiary Claim Dismissed Against Designer Where...
Arco Ingenierosm, S.A. v. CDM Int’l Inc., Civil Action No. 18-12348-PBS, 2019 BL 100779 (D. Mass. Mar. 22, 2019) Luke Nicholas Eaton In November 2009, Tropical Storm Ida hit El Salvador, causing...
View ArticleNew York Supreme Court Granted Summary Judgment for Subcontractor Where...
A.E. Rosen Elec. Co. v. Plank, LLC, No. 07862-7, 2019 BL 113951 (Sup. Ct. Mar. 01, 2019) Michelle Beth Rosenberg On March 1, 2019, the Supreme Court of New York, Albany County, granted a...
View ArticleFederal Court in North Carolina Enforces Insurers’ Duty to Defend a General...
Westfield Ins. Co. v. Weaver Cooke Constr., LLC, 2019 BL 129431 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 11, 2019) Christine Z. Fan This case arises out of the alleged defective construction of a condominium complex in North...
View ArticleTexas Court Finds Out-of-State Defendant With Majority Ownership in...
EnerQuest Oil & Gas, L.L.C. v. Antero Resources Corporation, No. 02-18-000178CV, 2019 BL 130860 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth Apr. 11, 2019) Sophia L. Cahill A Texas appellate court recently found that...
View ArticleDistrict Court in Utah Grants Summary Judgment for Contractor Against...
Aquatherm, LLC v. CentiMark Corp, 2019 BL 13240 (D. Utah Apr. 12, 2019) John H. Conrad Stag II Lindon LLC and Stag Industrial Inc. (collectively “Stag”) owned a building in Lindon, Utah. Stag...
View ArticleThe Lessor of Two Evils: Iowa Supreme Court Holds That Mechanic’s Liens Will...
Winger Contr. Co. v. Cargill, Inc., No. 17-1169, 2019 BL 132092 (Iowa Apr. 12, 2019). Zachary Torres-Fowler On April 12, 2019, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling which held that,...
View ArticleSupreme Court of New York Rejects Property Owner’s Request for Further...
Matter of Red Hook 160 LLC v. Borough Constr. Grp. LLC, No. 524909/18, 2019 BL 122210 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar. 19, 2019) This cases arises out of a project owner’s request for further itemization of amounts...
View ArticleUtah Federal Court Dismisses Claim for Attorney Fees Finding That Neither the...
R&O Constr. Co. v. MBA Gen. Contracting, LLC, No. 1:18-cv-00042, 2019 BL 98680 (D. Utah Mar. 21, 2019) On March 21, 2019, a Utah federal court granted Defendants MBA General Contracting, LLC and...
View ArticleAlaska’s Supreme Court Holds That Executing a Settlement Agreement Releases...
SMJ Gen. Constr., Inc. v. Jet Commer. Constr., LLC, No. S-16785/16985, 2019 BL 131640 (Alaska Apr. 12, 2019) In 2016, Jet Commercial Construction, LLC (“Jet”) entered into a subcontract with SMJ...
View ArticleFederal Court in Louisiana Upholds Suspensive Condition Not Subject Solely to...
Team Contractors, LLC v. Waypoint Nola, LLC, No. 16-1131, 2019 BL 96133 (E.D. La. Mar. 20, 2019) The Eastern District of Louisiana recently denied the motion of a prime contractor (the “Contractor”)...
View ArticleContractor’s Third Party Beneficiary Claim Dismissed Against Designer Where...
Arco Ingenierosm, S.A. v. CDM Int’l Inc., Civil Action No. 18-12348-PBS, 2019 BL 100779 (D. Mass. Mar. 22, 2019) In November 2009, Tropical Storm Ida hit El Salvador, causing flooding, landslides, and...
View ArticleNew York Supreme Court Granted Summary Judgment for Subcontractor Where...
A.E. Rosen Elec. Co. v. Plank, LLC, No. 07862-7, 2019 BL 113951 (Sup. Ct. Mar. 01, 2019) On March 1, 2019, the Supreme Court of New York, Albany County, granted a subcontractor’s motion for summary...
View ArticleFederal Court in North Carolina Enforces Insurers’ Duty to Defend a General...
Westfield Ins. Co. v. Weaver Cooke Constr., LLC, 2019 BL 129431 (E.D.N.C. Apr. 11, 2019) This case arises out of the alleged defective construction of a condominium complex in North Carolina. In 2009,...
View ArticleTexas Court Finds Out-of-State Defendant With Majority Ownership in...
EnerQuest Oil & Gas, L.L.C. v. Antero Resources Corporation, No. 02-18-000178CV, 2019 BL 130860 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth Apr. 11, 2019) A Texas appellate court recently found that an out-of-state...
View ArticleDistrict Court in Utah Grants Summary Judgment for Contractor Against...
Aquatherm, LLC v. CentiMark Corp, 2019 BL 13240 (D. Utah Apr. 12, 2019) Stag II Lindon LLC and Stag Industrial Inc. (collectively “Stag”) owned a building in Lindon, Utah. Stag contracted with...
View ArticleThe Lessor of Two Evils: Iowa Supreme Court Holds That Mechanic’s Liens Will...
Winger Contr. Co. v. Cargill, Inc., No. 17-1169, 2019 BL 132092 (Iowa Apr. 12, 2019). On April 12, 2019, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling which held that, inter alia, the Iowa...
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