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CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY EXCLUSION IN CGL POLICIES AND “INSURED CONTRACT” EXCEPTION

Posted on 16 July, 2015
Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies contain a CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY EXCLUSION (see adjacent picture). The contractual liability exclusion operates to BAR personal injury and property damage claims “which the insured is obligated to pay by reason of the assumption of...

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL

Posted on 12 July, 2015
Construction scheduling is an important tool for planning, managing, and forecasting the performance of work on construction projects.   Generally CPM (critical path method) schedules, or schedules depicting the project’s critical path, are prepared beginning with the baseline schedule (the...

WHAT IS A FRAUDULENT LIEN?

Posted on 8 July, 2015

What is a fraudulent lien? 

  Just because a construction lien is recorded does not mean the lien is a fraudulent lien.  In fact, getting a lien declared a fraudulent lien is not an easy feat.   A fraudulent lien is defined...

CHARTS AND GRAPHICS SUMMARIZING PAYMENT BOND AND CONSTRUCTION LIEN RIGHTS

Posted on 1 July, 2015
As they say, a picture is worth a 1,000 words.  How about charts and graphics? Check out this chart that summarizes preserving and enforcing construction lien and payment bond rights in Florida. Check out this chart that summarizes...

CHALLENGES OF AN ORAL CONTRACT OR THE “HANDSHAKE DEAL”

Posted on 27 June, 2015
An oral contract is a contract that is not reduced to writing.  In certain circumstances, and every disputed circumstance involving an oral contract, it becomes a “he said, she said” as to whether a contract was created and what the terms of the...