Termination Of Construction Contract For Convenience By Project Owner

In the past, construction contracts could typically only be terminated if there was a breach of the construction agreement by the owner or contractor. Under such scenarios, litigation often arose concerning whether the termination was proper and whether the contractor might be entitled to lost profits and other damages as a result of the purported unlawful termination. This resulted in costly litigation for both an owner and a contractor if there were potential issues […]

By | January 29th, 2022 ||

Construction Comparative Guide

1 Legal framework
1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern construction projects in your jurisdiction?
A vast array of legislative and regulatory provisions govern construction in the United States, at both the federal and state levels, as well as the local level (cities and municipalities). Depending on the project, an owner or contracting party may be subject to one or more of these statutory and regulatory frameworks. The types of laws affecting construction generally include:

public […]

By | January 25th, 2022 ||

Proposed Changes To Florida’s Statutes Of Limitations And Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation

A new bill has been proposed in the Florida Legislature that would amend the statutes of limitations and repose greatly impacting construction defect litigation.

The original bill proposed to rewrite Fla. Stat. 95.11(3)(c) by completely eliminating the ten-year statute of repose for latent defects, instead requiring all actions founded on the design, planning, or construction of an improvement to real property to be filed within four years. The proposed four-year time period would begin from […]

By | January 10th, 2022 ||