The Tennessee Court of Appeals released another opinion in a construction dispute earlier this week. In East Tennessee Grading v. Bank of America (.pdf), the court grappled with competing ownership claims and made its decision primarily on grounds of timing.
In this case, the owner of a residential development did not pay the
Where’s Waldo? The real question is, Where’s Matt? If you’ve wondered where I have been the past few days, try looking in Texas and North Carolina. I have been preparing to speak at two construction law conferences in two different states. Look closely and you might find me.
On Thursday, I will be speaking at
Just because you may win on appeal in one claim does not mean that you have properly preserved your other claims. This was a hard lesson to learn for one developer in the case of B&B Enterprises v. City of Lebanon (pdf), a decision recently issued by the Supreme Court of Tennessee on August
I previously blogged about the historic flooding in Nashville in May, including insurance flood claims, building permits for repairs, and statute of limitations on mold claims. Today’s post is about a new lawsuit involving an insurance coverage dispute at Opry Mills.
Continue Reading What To Do When Insurance Denial Impedes Construction? One Plaintiff Says Sue.
In case you could not get in touch with me on Friday, I was standing in the rain all afternoon. But it was for a great cause, so please forgive me. Beginning at 5:30am and lasting most of the day, 15 teams of local contractors and construction service providers weathered the storm for the AGC
As I stepped out of the shower this morning, something stuck to the bottom of my foot. It was Florida. … Today’s post features an explanation of the statute of repose for construction defects.
Continue Reading It’s Puzzling: Explaining a Statute of Repose for Construction Defects
It is with great sadness to report that Tennessee construction icon, C. Ray Bell, passed away over the weekend due to heart complications.
I had the privilege of working with Ray Bell Construction Co. during the time when the company was transitioning leadership from Ray to his two sons and top executives
The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently enforced restrictive covenants in a dispute between the HOA and a resident who built a fence without prior approval. He had to tear it down …
Continue Reading On the Fence? Tennessee Courts Will Enfoce Those HOA Covenants
You may have noticed that I recently transitioned to a new law firm this week. I am happy to announce that I have joined Stites & Harbison PLLC as a partner in the Construction Service Group and the Green Law Practice Group. The past few weeks have seemed like a tropical storm … and the
Last night, the evening news reported that Tennessee House Democrat Leader Mike Turner planned to file a complaint with the Department of Labor, alleging that "one of the contractors working on the Music City Center project is hiring illegal immigrants." Turner stated that he received the information from an inside source.