Dear Subscriber:
Thank you for updating your reference library with the 2020 Supplement to
Massachusetts Construction Law and Litigation.
This version brings the latest in guidance on this area of the law within your immediate reach—for fast answers to the questions that arise most frequently in your practice.
Highlights from among the developments reflected in this supplement include
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a Supreme Judicial Court opinion establishing that, aside from breaches specifically related to design and construction, ordinary contract principles would apply to contractors' quantum meruit claims;
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increases in the threshold dollar amounts applicable to the Designer Selection Board's review procedures;
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standards for determining whether workers are subject to the Independent Contractor Law;
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updates to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highways and Bridges;
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newly added discussions of the requirement that damages be quantifiable and standards for enforcing liquidated damages provisions;
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an expanded discussion of the mode-of-operation approach applicable to slip-and-fall cases;
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recording requirements applicable to mechanic's lien claimants; and
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With this latest supplement,
Massachusetts Construction Law and Litigation
remains an essential companion for any lawyer handling a construction-related matter in the Commonwealth.
We at MCLE thank you for your ongoing support of this product, as we continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.
Very truly yours,
John M. Lawlor, Esq.,
MCLE Publications Attorney