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DENIAL OF MOTION TO DISSOLVE LIS PENDENS DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY CREATE BASIS FOR CERTIORARI RELIEF
Posted on 29 October, 2023
A recent appellate decision out of Florida’s Sixth District Court of Appeal holds that a trial court’s denial of motion to dissolve a lis pendens does NOT automatically give a basis for a petition for a writ of certiorari. Generalized allegations of “irreparable harm”...
QUICK NOTE: OCTOBER 1, 2023 CHANGES TO FLORIDA’S CONSTRUCTION STATUTES
Posted on 22 October, 2023
Effective October 1, 2023, there were changes to Florida's statutory scheme dealing with construction projects. This includes Florida's Lien Law. A copy of these changes can be found below which identify additions in blue and deletions with strikethroughs. No different than before, if you have questions or concerns as to...
RES JUDICATA NOT APPLY TO BAR OVERLAPPING DAMAGES IN SEPARATE SUITS AGAINST CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR
Posted on 22 October, 2023
Can the doctrine of res judicata bar an owner’s claim against the general contractor after the owner also sued and obtained a satisfied judgment against the subcontractor when there are identical, overlapping damages pursued in separate lawsuits. A recent case says, not really.
In Pickell v. Lennar Homes, LLC, 48 Fla.L.Weekly...
BE STRATEGIC WHEN SUING A MANUFACTURER UNDER A WARRANTY WITH AN ARBITRATION PROVISION
Posted on 20 August, 2023
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: arbitration is a creature of contract. If you don’t want to arbitrate, don’t agree to an arbitration provision as the means to resolve your dispute. Now, with that said, there are times you may not have a choice. An arbitration provision...
CHECK THE BOXES REGARDING CONTRACTUAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PAYMENT
Posted on 6 August, 2023
Remember this: complying with contractual conditions precedent to payment is important. There is a reason why construction contracts include contractual conditions precedent to payment. The contract does not include this language for sh*ts and giggles. This language is included to establish what is required of the payee before payment becomes...
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