Construction Law

CP Week Tip of the Day: Hiring a reputable contractor
Whether you?re remodeling your home, building a new one or just need a replacement water heater, you?re likely going to need a contractor.  Whether it?s a long-term home improvement project or an in-and-out emergency repair, you should give some serious thought to who you hire ...

Contractor Charged With Home Improvement Fraud As Katrina Victims Say They're Out Thousands
In Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, WWL-TV reports:Close to a dozen homeowners struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina said they are out hundreds of thousands of dollars because of the work ? and lack of work ? by one contractor who is now sitting in jail...

BEWARE OF CONTRACTORS
I caught tonight's 20/20 on ABC television and the subject was real estate. One segment was about hiring contractors for home improvements.There was a heartbreaking story of this family who paid over $31,000 in cash to a contractor and had no contract...

New "Entrepreneurial Opportunity" Test for Independent Contractor Status
The D.C. Circuit yesterday overruled the Board in a case, holding that home delivery drivers for FedEx were independent contractors, not employees. The court's 2-1 decision in Fed Ex Home Delivery v...

RAVES FOR IDAHO CONTRACTOR FIGHTING BACK ON ALLEGED DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION CLAIM
According to a lawsuit filed in Blaine County, Idaho, Tom Hanks ("Hanks") (the actor) and his wife Rita Wilson ("Wilson") hired Storey Construction, Inc. in 2001 to build a luxury home in Sun Valley, Idaho...

Find a good electrician before you need one
KING TV's report about an 82-year-old woman who paid an unregistered contractor $579 for a furnace repair is good example of why you must check out businesses you hire for emergency fixes ...

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

Government Overbilling
Defense contractor to pay $8.9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.

Texas' KB Home Hit with Price Fixing Class Action
Texas' KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class-Action

KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class Action
KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class Action

Pulte Homes Faces Class Action over Home Prices
Pulte Homes Faces Class Action over Home Prices

Senior Awarded $7.75 Million in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit
Senior Awarded $7.75 Million in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit

$11,000,000 Verdict Awarded in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit
$11,000,000 Verdict Awarded in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit