Michigan Construction Law Update

Recent Posts from Michigan Construction Law Update

• AGC of Michigan Sponsor's Construction Law Seminar

  On October 30, 2009, AGC of Michigan is hosting a seminar to address a number of pressing legal issues facing contractors today including payment, dispute resolution mechanisms, hiring and firing of employees, and bankruptcy.This seminar…

• E-Verify Regulations Upheld, New Verification Requirements to Begin September 8

  A federal lawsuit filed last December, seeking to block implementation of federal regulations requiring verification of employee immigration status (reported here), has ended with a ruling in favor of the Department of Homeland Security.As reported…

• Court Appeals Rejects Narrow Constrution of "Common Work Area" for Crane Accident

  The Michigan Court of Appeals recently reversed the grant of summary disposition to a Defendant finding that there were questions of fact as to whether the area where Plaintiff was injured could be construed as…

• Court Upholds City Ordinance Assessing Costs against Owners of Abandoned Homes

  The Michigan Court of Appeals recently upheld a challenge to a Battle Creek ordinance imposing a fee against the owners of abandoned residential property. In Kenefick v City of Battle Creek, __ Mich App __…

• Michigan Seller Disclosure Act -- No Claim for Innocent Misrepresentation, Supreme Court Affirms Ruling

  On June 17, 2009, Michigan Supreme Court entered an order affirming a 2008 Michigan Court of Appeals decision, which had held that Michigan law did not recognize claims for innocent misrepresentation under the Michigan Seller…

• Assignment of Contractual Rights without the Consent of the Engineer

  OMB Publishes Updated Guidance for Implementing ARRA

  On April 3, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published (here) Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act").This is the second installment of detailed government-wide guidance for…

• Largest Construction Projects in Michigan, 2009 List

  Crain's Detroit Business is out with the annual list of the Largest Construction Projects in Michigan for 2009 (here). Most of the projects in the Top 20 began several years ago, and are scheduled to…

• New Ethics, Disclosure Rules for Federal Contractors

  On December 12, 2008, new federal rules on mandatory disclosure and ethics and compliance went into effect. Among other things, the rule requires government contractors to disclose evidence of violations of certain criminal laws by…

• New Bill Would Allow Construction Liens on Public Property

  On January 29, 2009, Sen. Dennis Olshove (D. Warren) introduced S.B. 140, which would allow construction liens to be recorded against government (public) property.Specifically, S.B. 140 would amend Section 107 of the Construction Lien Act…