Newsletters
At Corwin & Corwin LLP we keep our clients informed about developments in Construction Law by publishing a periodic newsletter called Construction Law Comments. The following is a summary of the contents of each of the issues. Click here to view a Topical Index.
- Security Options When You’ve Lost Bond or Lien Rights
- Document Management
- Public Construction Reform Update
- Recent Court Decisions
- The Pitfalls of Payment Releases
- Public Work Payment Bonds FAQs
- Liability Policies - What's an "Additional Insured"?
- Recent Court Decisions
- Public Construction Reform
- Recent Court Decisions
- Mechanic's Lien Update
- Surety Ratification Agreements - Potential Pitfalls
- Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Recent Court Decisions
- Termination for Convenience - The Risk to Contractors
- When Your Insurer Reserves the Right to Disclaim Coverage
- Changes to the Miller Act
- Recent Federal Court Decisions
- The Perils of Presenting False Claims on Public Projects
- Flow Down Clauses - Their Purpose and Effect
- A Contractor's Right to Use Equal Materials on Massachusetts Public Projects
- Project Labor Agreements - An Update
- Recent Court Decisions
- The Right to Payment for Stored Materials on Public Projects - And the Reality
- When a Check Becomes a Release
- Involuntary Agreements Not to Sue the Architect
- Recent Court Decisions
- Chapter 93A Damages in Arbitration
- Penalty Interest for Late Payment on Massachusetts Public Projects
- Supplementary General Conditions - Bidder Beware
- Recent Court Decisions
- Bid Protests on Massachusetts Public Projects — A How to Guide
- Interpreting Contract Language — What Courts Look At
- Time Limitations on Lawsuits — How Long is a Contractor Exposed?
- Recent Court Decisions
- False Claims and Whistleblowers
- Payment Security in a Nutshell
- Contract Provisions Requiring Changes in Writing
- Recent Court Decisions
- Contractors' Recovery Where Breach Prevents Full Performance
- Bidding Private Projects - Withdrawal vs. Enforcement of Bids
- How to Limit Dispute Over Backcharges
- Recent Court Decisions
- Project Labor Agreements - Their Use and Effect on Public Projects
- Laws Limiting Overtime on Massachusetts' Public Projects
- Battle of the Forms Round Two: How to Get Your Terms and Keep Theirs Out
- Administrative Appeals of Contractor Claims on Public Projects - How Has it Worked for Contractors?
- Battle of the Forms Round One: What Do You Mean I Can't Recover All My Damages?
- The Effect of Arbitration on Bond Sureties
- Recent Court Decisions
- Liquidated Damages — An Update
- Substantial Completion: What You Don’t Know Could Cost You
- Quantum Meruit Recovery
- Withdrawing Bids on Massachusetts Public Projects
- Recent Court Decisions
- Recovering Against the Designer for Misleading Plans and Specifications
- Losing the Right to Payment-Failure to Complete Contract Work
- Debarment-Cause and Effect
- Recent Court Decisions
- Consequential Damages-What are They And When Recoverable
- Workers Comp-What Happens When An Employer Fails to Provide Coverage
- The "New" AIA General Conditions And Subcontract Forms
- Recent Court Decisions
- Recovering Attorney's Fees in Construction Cases-When and How?
- Good Faith and Fair Dealing as a Contract Requirement
- Bid Bonds on Public Projects-When are They Incomplete?
- Recent Court Decisions
- Quotation-When Do They Become Contracts?
- Temporary Heat-Who Gets Left in the Cold?
- Appropriations on Public Jobs-Show Me the Money!
- Recent Decisions by the Attorney General
- Delay, Overhead and Eichleay
- Alternative Dispute Resolution-An Update
- Recent Court Decision
- The New Massachusetts Lien Law - Better Payment Security On Private Work
- Retainage - The Last Most Difficult Payment
- Shop Drawings and Material Submittals
- Material Suppliers - Bond Insecurity
- Recent Court Decisions
- Pay-if-Paid-The Scorecard
- Differing Site Conditions --- What You Don't Know Shouldn't Hurt You
- Bond Security On Federal Jobs - The Miller Act
- Recent Decisions by The Attorney General On Public Bidding
- Contract Notice Provisions - Beware
- Proprietary Specifications
- Ambiguous Specification Requirements - Who Pays
- Construction Litigation Tip - Help Control Your Litigation Costs
- Bonds Provided by Subcontractors on Public Building Projects - Who Benefits?
- Improving Safety and Surviving OSHA
- Liquidated Damages - Not Penalty Damages
- Recent Court Decisions
- Payment Bond Security on Public Projects
- Direct Payments - From Owner to Subcontractors
- Lien Bonds - Their Use and Purpose
- Recent Court Decisions
- Prevailing Wages -The Risk of Noncompliance
- Joint Checks - Advantages & Dangers
- Lien Waivers - Too High a Price for Payment?
- Construction Litigation Tips - Signed Slips
- The Indemnification Trap
- When Performance Becomes Impossible or Unfeasible - Who Bears the Risk?
- Recent Court Decisions
- Builder's Risk - Who Needs It?
- Construction Litigation Tips - Letters
- Massachusetts' Mechanic's Lien -A User's Guide
- Recent Court Decisions
- Public Bid Mistakes - Can the Bid be Saved?
- Workers' Compensation Premiums - Out of Sight and Out of Control
- Construction Litigation Tips - Daily Job Records
- Mediation and You
- Payment Provisions That Can Mean No Payment
- Construction Litigation Tips - Visual Records
- Delay Claims on Public Construction
- Unfair or Deceptive Business Practices
- Arbitration and You
- Bankruptcy Losers
- Recent Court Decisions
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