I am a member of the Washington State Bar Association’s Construction Law Section. The Section gets together throughout the year to produce educational resources for consumers, builders, and lawyers to use in their practice. Yesterday, the Section released two, newly approved, construction cont[...]
Archive for the ‘Construction Liability’ Category
September 2nd, 2010 - 8:12 am § in Bond & Retainage Claims, Bonds & Surety, Managing Risks, Public Contracting
Public Contracting Bonds: Should They Cover Sales Tax?
In an age where more and more contractors are making a foray into the realm of public contracting, we seem to see more confusion over what legal requirements the contractor must face. Today, I wanted to explore another legal dilemma – the public works bond. In the past, we have discussed repor[...]
More on Warranty Limitations in Washington
Back on August 9, I published a short article summarizing the ruling in a recent Washington Court of Appeals case (held before Division II). The case opinion in Mattingly v. Palmer Ridge Homes LLC concerns the disclaimer of home warranties and the effect of third-party warranty limitations. [...]
August 27th, 2010 - 10:14 am § in Case Law, Construction Liability, Employment & Labor, Legislation & Law, Managing Risks, Workers Compensation
Are You a Contractor or Employee?: The Dreaded 1099 Dilemma
There has been a long standing rule that unregistered contractors cannot recover payment of contract sums for construction work. The theory is that a person or entity cannot actually perform construction work unless they are registered. If they cannot legally perform the work – they cannot leg[...]
Construction Monitoring Tech: Saving Your Company Money & Reducing Risk?
I came across some very interesting information on new construction job monitoring software that might be a good look for contractors. In the past, we discussed the emergence of construction monitoring software that can reduce your risks on the job site. Increased monitoring and data recording might[...]
