by Mark A. Rysberg | Sep 16, 2015
By: Mark A. Rysberg Earlier this year, the Michigan Senate voted to approve bills repealing Michigan’s prevailing wage laws. Eventually, those bills were submitted for fiscal analysis by the Senate Committee on Michigan Competitiveness. That analysis was recently...
by Mark A. Rysberg | Sep 16, 2015
By: Mark A. Rysberg When the Michigan Senate voted to approve bills repealing Michigan’s prevailing wage laws, the future of those bills became uncertain in the face of a likely veto by the governor. Advocates of repealing wage then turned to a provision of the...
by Mark A. Rysberg | Jun 2, 2015
By: Mark A. Rysberg There has been no shortage of discussion regarding the possible repeal of Michigan’s prevailing wage act. However, one topic that has not been part of the conversation is the possible interplay between repealing prevailing wage and complete...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Mar 30, 2015
Hilger Hammond is pleased to be a sponsor of the Construction Alliance Rally coming Thursday, May 7, 2015, to be held at the GRCC M-TEC Center to rally the construction industry to attract the next generation of construction industry professionals. The first...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Mar 30, 2015
By Suzanne Sutherland The Court of Appeals recently has issued a contractor-favorable decision regarding recovery of attorney fees under the Michigan Construction Lien Act. Ronnisch Construction Grp, Inc. v. Lofts on the Nine, L.L.C. (July 2014). The Court of Appeals...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Mar 6, 2015
Attorney Suzanne Sutherland will present “Getting to Know People: How to Build a Rewarding Network” at Wayne State University Law School. The presentation will begin at 12:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Law School, 471 West Palmer, Detroit,...
by Hilger Hammond PC | Feb 24, 2015
Attorney Benjamin Hammond presented “BIM Contract Negotiation and Risk Allocation,” with co-presenter, Arthur Theusch, Owner of Collaborative CG, Friday, February 27, 2015, in Elk Grove Village, in Illinois. The presentation was part of the BIM Education and Training...
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...