Construction Contractor Advisor
Winning Isn’t Everything . . . Unless You Can Collect: The Nebraska Supreme Court’s Recent Cautionary Holding
Unfortunately, winning a case does not guarantee that you will collect money. The court is not responsible for collecting the judgment. Rather, if the judgment debtor (losing party) does not voluntarily pay the judgment to the judgment creditor (winning party), the judgment creditor must take action to collect. For construction [...]
LDM Expands Construction Practice to Include Mediation of Construction Disputes
Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP is pleased to announce that Craig F. Martin will be expanding his construction practice to include mediation of construction disputes. Craig is certified in mediation by the Supreme Court of Nebraska, having completed both the Nebraska Mediation Association and Advanced Federal Practice Mediation [...]
How to Protect Yourself When the Job Site Isn’t What You Expected.
It happens far too often – you show up at a job site that ends up much different than what you anticipated. What is your best course of action? First, look at your contract. Do you have a differing site conditions or changed conditions clause? Absent such a clause, you [...]
How to Protect Yourself When the Job Site Isn’t What You Expected
It happens far too often – you show up at a job site that ends up much different than what you anticipated. What is your best course of action? First, look at your contract. Do you have a differing site conditions or changed conditions clause? Absent such a clause, you [...]
Something to Be Thankful For
As most readers know, I am a Construction Attorney. I was drawn to this area of the law, not because I love to read 100+ page contracts, but by the people. I am consistently impressed with my clients' dedication to their craft, their integrity in working through difficulties, and their [...]
How to Get 12% Interest on Construction Liens
You know the construction project is not going well when you are considering filing a construction lien. However, here is a little light at the end of the tunnel—you can now demand that the property owner pay you 12% annual interest on your claim from the date you filed your [...]
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