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Shannon J. Briglia Named 2011 D.C. and Virginia Super Lawyer
August 16th, 2011
Shannon J. Briglia has again been named a Washington, D.C. and Virginia Super Lawyer for her work in construction and surety law.
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degre…
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Nevada's Highest Court Upholds Award Against Electrical Subcontractor That Reneged On Pre-Bid Price Quote
August 8th, 2011
This July, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a contractor was entitled to rely on a subcontractor’s withdrawn bid under the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
In Dynalectric Co. of Nev. v. Clark & Sullivan Constructors, Inc., No. 51758, 12…
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Robert J. Dietz Obtains Maximum Recovery From the Virginia Contractor Recovery Fund
June 2nd, 2011
Robert J. Dietz of BrigliaMcLaughlin recently obtained relief for residential owners under the Virginia DPOR Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund. After achieving a judgment for h…
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Appeals Court Rules that Improper Termination Bars Breach of Contract Action Against Contractor and Bond
May 27th, 2011
To reduce the potential damage that a haphazard termination can cause to owners and contractors, many contracts contain specific termination procedures that must be followed. For example, AIA Document A201-1997, General Conditions of the Contract for…
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Robert J. Dietz Obtains Compete Defense Verdict in Favor of Surety
May 19th, 2011
Robert J. Dietz of BrigliaMcLaughlin recently obtained a complete defense verdict for a surety client on a payment bond claim in Maryland. The surety had been sued by a claimant under…
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Robert J. Dietz Recovers at Trial for Contractor Client on Overpayment to Subcontractor
March 15th, 2011
Robert J. Dietz of BrigliaMcLaughlin recently obtained a judgment in favor of a contractor for overpayments made to an electrical and instrumentation subcontractor constructing a hex…
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Lauren McLaughlin Obtains Compete Defense Verdict From Federal Jury For Performance Bond Surety Client
March 5th, 2011
Lauren P. McLaughlin of BrigliaMcLaughlin recently obtained a defense verdict from a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia on behalf of Internati…
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Virginia Federal Court Rules that Prejudgment Interest May Not Be Assessed Against a Surety Until a Demand is Made
February 14th, 2011
This past November, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found as a matter of first impression in Virginia that prejudgment interest cannot accrue against a surety until a beneficiary has first made a demand for payme…
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Florida Mechanic's Lien Claimants Must Strictly Comply with Fla. Stat. § 713.21(4)
June 4th, 2010
A decision last week exemplified a Florida court’s severe application of this statute to mechanic’s liens.
While each state permits contractors or suppliers to assert mechanic’s liens against a project for unpaid work, each state has al…
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Pay-When-Paid Clauses in Virginia Construction Contracts
May 5th, 2010
This February, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit confirmed that subcontractors in Virginia face an almost insurmountable task when attempting to avoid an unambiguous pay-when-paid clause.
In Universal Concrete Products Corp.…
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