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FOUR ELEMENTS TO PROVE TYPE 1 DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS CLAIM
Posted on 18 June, 2022
There are two types of differing site conditions claims. A Type 1 claim and a Type 2 claim. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) describes these claims, which are often described similarly in any construction contract that has a
IF YOU WANT TO ARBITRATE, DON’T WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS TO DO SO
Posted on 12 June, 2022
I have said this before, but it is worth saying it again. Arbitration is a creature of contract. This means if you want your dispute to be decided by an arbitrator through a binding arbitration process, you need have a written arbitration agreement. Such agreement is...
QUICK NOTE: PURCHASE-AND-SALE CONTRACTS AND THREE POINTERS
Posted on 5 June, 2022
MILLER ACT STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND EQUITABLE TOLLING
Posted on 4 June, 2022
When it comes to a Miller Act payment bond claim, there is a one-year statute of limitations—“The Miller Act contains a statute of limitations provision that requires actions to ‘be brought no later than one year after the day on which the last of the labor was performed...
QUICK NOTE: PHYSICAL LOSS OR DAMAGE UNDER PROPERTY INSURANCE POLICY = ACTUAL, TANGIBLE ALTERATION TO PROPERTY
Posted on 30 May, 2022
In one of Florida’s first appellate opinions dealing with business interruption losses and COVID-19, the appellate court found COVID-19 was not covered under the terms of the commercial property insurance policy to cover business interruption losses. In this case, a restaurant/bar suffered losses due to emergency measures imposed by Miami Dade...
About The Author
David Adelstein
Phone: (954) 361-4720
Email: Dadelstein@gmail.com
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- About Me (David Adelstein)
- Bid Protests (Florida bid protests and Federal bid protests)
- Construction & Design Defects (and Florida Statutes Chapter 558)
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Liens
- Construction Safety, Workers Compensation Insurance, and Premise Liability Claims
- Delays, Acceleration, and Inefficiency (Lost Productivity)
- Insurance and Performance Bonds
- Payment Bonds Including Miller Act