1998

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Newsletter - November 1998

• Contractor Owes Duty to Lender
• AGC Sues State Over MBE Set-Asides
• Builder Not Liable in Absence of Expert Testimony
• AGC & ASC Endorse AGC 650 Subcontract
• Improper Use of a Surveyor's Seal
• Does Contract Requiring Subcontractor to Name Contractor as Additional Insured Violate Anti-Indemnity Statute?
• Worker's Compensation Awarded to Carpooling Employees
• Contractor Denied Appeal of Architect's Denial of Claim

Newsletter - August 1998

• "Fairness in Construction Contracting" Act Becomes Law
• Igel Prevails on Appeal
• ODOT Permits Defective Bid Bond & Blank Unit Price
• AGC Drafts New Subcontracts
• Recent Lien Law Developments
• Failure to Correctly Identify Property Owner Held to Be Fatal Defect to Mechanic's Lien
• Firm News

Newsletter - May 1998

• Subcontractor's Delay Claim Is Barred by "No Damage for Delay" Clause Incorporated Into Subcontract by "Flow-Down" Clause
• Subcontractor Must Arbitrate Against Contractor Before Suing Bonding Company
• Sub Wins Another Contingent Payment Case in California
• The Future of Minority Contracting Preferences
• AGC Drafts New Subcontracts
• Federal Circuit Relaxes Government's Eichleay Burden of Proof

Newsletter - February 1998

• Obtaining Interest on Invoices
• Don't Forget to Serve Your Notice of Furnishing
• Design Delegation in the New AIA A201 General Conditions