Seyfarth’s Construction team is pleased to announce the release of the 2025 edition of our 50-State Lien Law Notice Requirements Guide, a must-have resource for commercial contractors, real estate developers, and construction professionals navigating lien notice obligations across the United States.
This comprehensive desktop reference provides a state-by-state overview of lien notice requirements, including general timing and
On Thursday, December 19th, Seyfarth Construction partner, Brenda Radmacher, will be a key presenter at NBI’s Mediation Masterclass for Attorneys. This full day program provides an in-depth course on improving your mediation skills. Attendees will learn proven strategies for client preparation, negotiation tactics, and crafting ironclad mediation agreements. Become a stronger advocate for your clients
In Lodge Construction, Inc. v. United States, the US Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) prefaced its 46-page opinion by stating: “This case should serve as a cautionary tale to government contractors.”[1] Our ears perk up any time we read that kind of admonition in a published decision. The Lodge holding is, indeed, loaded with lessons on what to do, and what not to do, when presenting Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) claims to the government. In particular, federal construction contractors and their performance bond sureties should take heed of the court’s holding in this highly-illustrative fraud case.
In 2010, the Army Corps of Engineers (“Government”) awarded Lodge Construction (“Lodge”) a fixed-price contract to rehabilitate a levee in Florida. To accommodate subsurface work, Lodge designed and constructed a temporary cofferdam based on a geotechnical site inspection and analysis furnished by the Government. The Government accepted Lodge’s final cofferdam design in July 2011. In March 2012, however, water breached two sections of the cofferdam’s sheet pile wall, after which the Government retroactively disapproved of Lodge’s cofferdam design. The Government requested that Lodge submit a new sheet pile design by May 29, 2012.
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