- February 5, 2013New York's Attorney General is seeking to hold the owner of a construction firm criminally responsible for failing to pay…
- January 6, 2013In several prior blog posts, we discussed the effectiveness of implied-contract claims against public owners, such as counties, school boards,…
- November 28, 2012Read the opinion here: Case - ArcherWestern v Pitts Construction owners occasionally use an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) to…
- August 30, 2012In the latest edition of Georgia County Government Magazine, attorney David R. Cook discusses benefits and risks to local governments…
- August 10, 2012The Georgia General Assembly recently enacted the Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act (the "Act") to combat fraud and false…
- July 10, 2012The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported on an unintended exclusion contained in the 2011 E-Verify Law for contractors of small public owners…
- June 22, 2012In a previous Construction Law Update, we discussed a Court of Appeals opinion that held a school district's construction contract…
- May 7, 2012At some point, a county's board or administrators may be faced with complaints from the community about payments made to…
- March 5, 2012According to the Department of Energy, energy usage in commercial buildings continues to increase. It comes as no surprise that…
- February 26, 2012The Georgia Supreme Court recently affirmed a trial court’s order requiring a city to pay a developer for the construction…
- February 26, 2012A bill before the Georgia General Assembly would revise the rules for contractors that are pre-qualified to perform energy savings…
- January 28, 2012C&A Attorney David R. Cook will speak at the Association of Energy Engineers' GlobalCon 2012 conference in Atlantic City. He…
- November 5, 2011Public owners, such as state agencies, cities and counties, and school districts, are considering the advantages of energy efficiency projects. …
- October 24, 2011The Georgia Court of Appeals recently held that claims against municipal governments by subcontractors are not covered by GIRMA's risk…
- September 19, 2011Many vendors to state and local governments (such as contractors, subcontractors, and architects) market their services to public officials and…
- July 13, 2011In the 2011 Regular Session, the Georgia General Assembly enacted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011. The…
- July 8, 2011Owners' energy costs are based on a variety of factors. One factor that is entirely within their control is energy…
- June 25, 2011In the 2011 Regular Session, the Georgia General Assembly enacted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011. The…
