- October 30, 2021At an upcoming panel discussion about federal government contracting, attorney David Cook’s portion will focus on subcontractors and trade contractors. …
- April 8, 2021This post was edited by David R. Cook. As COVID-19 continues to evolve, the drastic effect on human interaction forces businesses to adapt. Governor Kemp provided respite with his most…
- August 26, 2020Georgia HB 1039 amends O.C.G.A. § 13-12-3 to provide additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts containing lengthy automatic renewal provisions. Pre-Existing Requirement: For…
- August 5, 2018When a plane crashed and several passengers and crew died or were injured, their representatives sued several defendants, including a…
- March 21, 2017In a recent Georgia Court of Appeals case, the Court was tasked with determining whether the City of Atlanta’s compliance…
- February 24, 2017In Stock Building Supply, Inc. v. Platte River Insurance Co.,[1] the Court of Appeals dealt with issues of judicial estoppel,…
- January 25, 2017The following article was first published by Chadd L. Reynolds in the Division of Government Construction's September 2016 Newsletter for…
- September 6, 2016In a very well-reasoned opinion, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the denial of a contractor’s unwritten contract claim against…
- August 23, 2016In prior posts, we have discussed Georgia’s constitutional prohibition against local governments incurring “new debt” without voter approval in the…
- May 15, 2016The lawsuits required to perfect and foreclose upon a lien have confused lien claimants and their attorneys for years. This…
- May 7, 2016This blog post was written by Chadd Reynolds and David Cook. In a recent decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals…
- November 27, 2015In Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, Inc. v. R.G. Williams Construction, Inc., a general contractor and subcontractor entered into a written…
- August 25, 2015This post was written by Chadd Reynolds and Mark Hanrahan. In City of College Park v. Sekisui SPR Americas, LLC.,…
- December 6, 2014Must a subcontractor’s claim of lien identify the contractor in order to be valid? In the recent case of Robertson…
- November 12, 2014C&A attorney David Cook contributed an article to the Atlanta Bar Construction Law Section. The article addresses a recent case…
- October 3, 2014New AAA Fixed Time and Cost Arbitration: Affordable Dispute Resolution? A prior post discussed the advantages of the AAA's Fast…
- September 26, 2014Wrongful Termination and the Right to Cure: The Subcontractor's Perspective In a recent case, a subcontractor asserted a wrongful-termination claim…
- July 25, 2014When a neighbor plans, or begins, a construction, demolition, or renovation project on their property, it’s important to work quickly to…
- October 19, 2013The Importance of Construction Document Management in Claims Resolution Construction projects typically involve many, many documents. They can include volumes…
