The South Carolina Construction Law Blog

"The Blog to discuss South Carolina Law on Mechanic's Liens, Delay Claims, Acceleration Claims, Lost Labor Productivity Claims, Construction Defect Claims, Construction Contracts and other issues involving Construction Law."

Author: D. Ryan McCabe is a lawyer with Rogers, Townsend & Thomas in Columbia, S.C.

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Recent Posts from The South Carolina Construction Law Blog

Contract Modifications May Trigger Disruption Claims
A government agency hired a general contractor to construct a laboratory building. Bell BCI Co. v. United States, 81 Fed. Cl. 617 (2008). After nine months from the beginning of construction, the government asked that an additional…
Failure to Raise All Related Claims at Once May Preclude Parties from Bringing Any Remaining Claims Later
The legal doctrine of res judicata or claim preclusion precludes parties from bringing suit for claims they should have brought up in earlier suits. "Res judicata" is a Latin phrase that means a matter already adjudged. A simple example of…
Exception to the Economic Loss Rule Extended to Commercial Construction
The economic loss rule is a court-created doctrine that bars liability in tort where the only damages are injuries to the defective product itself: this means no personal injuries or damages to other property exist.…
Contractors, Remember to Perfect Your Mechanic's Lien to Stay Protected
Section 29-5-10 of the South Carolina Code of Laws Annotated allows providers of labor or materials for the repair, alteration, or erection of a structure to file a lien either on the structure or on the…
Wrongful Conduct Found Not Covered by Insurance Policy
The City of Shawnee, Kansas, hired a contractor to perform work on a project. Utility lines ran throughout the job site. The bid solicitation documents indicated that the utility lines would be relocated not to…
U.S. Senate Expresses Concern over Chinese Drywall Issues
On March 30, 2009, Florida senator, Bill Nelson, introduced to the Senate Bill S.Res.91. The bill is entitled: "A Resolution Calling on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary…
No-Damages-For-Delay Clause May Be Unenforceable
Williams & Sons Erectors, Inc. v. South Carolina Steel Corp., 983 F.2d 1176 (2d Cir. 1993). The parties to a contract may choose how to share liability. For example, the contract can address what amounts each…
Short Contract Law Lesson
Construction projects usually involve many parties, many tasks, and consequently many different agreements. Thus, understanding basic concepts of contract law is very important. Where any of the contract elements is missing, a valid contract does not exist, and…
A Promise by E-Mail Must be Supported by Consideration
Inland Constr. Co. v. Cameron Park II, Ltd., LLC, 640 S.E.2d 415 (2007). A contractor sued a corporation for money owed by the corporation under the terms of their construction contract. The contractor constructed improvements to a…
When Does a Claim for Defective Work Arise?
Lee v. Prof’l Constr. Servs., 982 So. 2d 837 (La. Ct. App. 2008). A Louisiana Court of Appeal barred a claim against an engineer because it was brought beyond the limitations of the statute of repose. Plaintiffs…