On October 27, 2016, the Georgia Court of Appeals determined whether the Dormancy Statute, which bars the enforcement of judgments after seven years, applied to… Read More »Court of Appeals Invalidates Lien under Dormancy Clause
In a very well-reasoned opinion, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the denial of a contractor’s unwritten-contract claim against a county based on sovereign immunity. … Read More »Contractor’s Unwritten Contractual Claim Denied by Sovereign Immunity; Mandamus Does Not Help
In prior posts, we have discussed Georgia’s constitutional prohibition against local governments incurring “new debt” without voter approval in the context of public works. A… Read More »Update on Local Governments’ Constitutional New-Debt Limitation
The lawsuits required to perfect and foreclose upon a lien have confused lien claimants and their attorneys for years. This confusion was recently demonstrated in… Read More »Lien Actions Versus Lien Foreclosure Actions
This blog post was written by Chadd Reynolds and David Cook. In a recent decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals strengthened the broad application of… Read More »Forum-Selection Clause Enforced
In Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, Inc. v. R.G. Williams Construction, Inc., a general contractor and subcontractor entered into a written subcontract which provided for arbitration… Read More »Parties’ Contract Cannot Eliminate Right to Apply to Vacate or Modify Arbitration Award
This post was written by Chadd Reynolds and Mark Hanrahan. In City of College Park v. Sekisui SPR Americas, LLC., 331 Ga.App. 404 (2015), the… Read More »Unpaid Subcontractors Are Not Required to Give Ante Litem Notice Prior to Filing Actions Seeking Damages from Local Governments for Failure to Obtain Payment Bonds
Must a subcontractor’s claim of lien identify the contractor in order to be valid? In the recent case of Robertson v. Ridge Environmental, LLC, the… Read More »Subcontractor’s Lien Upheld Despite Not Identifying Contractor
Autry, Hall & Cook attorney David Cook contributed an article to the Atlanta Bar Construction Law Section. The article addresses a recent case that involved several… Read More »Atlanta Bar Construction Newsletter Article
New AAA Fixed Time and Cost Arbitration: Affordable Dispute Resolution? A prior post discussed the advantages of the AAA’s Fast Track Arbitration Procedure. More recently,… Read More »New AAA Fixed Time and Cost Arbitration: Affordable Claims Resolution?
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