by Aileen Leipprandt | Jan 18, 2017
By Aileen Leipprandt The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed that a surety did not act in bad faith when it settled the claim of its principal contractor against the State of Michigan related to disputes on a prison construction project. Great American...
by Aileen Leipprandt | Jan 9, 2017
You never know what might spark a student’s interest in construction. Such was the case on December 21, 2016, when 10th grade students in the Academy of Design and Construction (ADC) at Grand Rapids Public Schools’ Innovation Central High School enthusiastically...
by Aileen Leipprandt | May 13, 2016
By Aileen Leipprandt On May 3, 2016, in the case of Wyandotte Electric Supply Company v Electrical Technology Systems, Inc., the Michigan Supreme Court issued an important opinion regarding “notice” requirements under the Michigan Public Works Act (PWA). The case...
by Aileen Leipprandt | Sep 16, 2015
The following article was originally published in Builder’s Exchange Quarterly. Summer 2015 edition. By Aileen Leipprandt It was reported that elite runner, Hyvon Ngetich, literally crawled the last two tenths of a mile to cross the finish line in the...
by Aileen Leipprandt | Jan 12, 2015
By Aileen Leipprandt In a recent ruling, White Cloud Public Schools v Bri-Car Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc., et al, (December 2014), the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of White Cloud Public School’s breach of contract claim against a roofing...
