In Roberson v. Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC the Maryland Court of Appeals held that Creditors can require that individuals filing bankruptcy execute reaffirmation agreements if those filers or debtors want to keep their motor vehicles. Reaffirmation agreements "reaffirm"...
Month: October 2011
The importance of a construction business owner establishing a relationship with an attorney
I have had situations where clients obviously did work and were obviously owed money; however, they neglected to register their company in the state where they needed to bring their case. As a result, they lost their cases. These cases provide an example of one of the...
Paid when paid/ Paid if paid/ Flow through contract clauses
They are the lifeblood of general contractors and despised by subcontractors. Flow through agreements provide for payment of a subcontractor when or if a general contractor is paid. Contractors will tell you they need flow through clauses in their contracts, for among...
Subcontractor not Responsible for injuries caused by OSHA/ MOSHA violation after leaving job
In the recent case of C & M Builders, LLC v. Strub the Maryland Court of Appeals held that a framing subcontractor was not responsible for injuries caused by OSHA/MOSHA violations when it had left the job for three weeks and had surrendered control of the jobsite...