1 Boost your fluency in the seminal case law and sharpen your skill set25* Critical Cases Every Construction lawyer must know *or a few more, but who’s counting? Boost your fluency in the seminal case law and sharpen your skill set

2 25 Critical Cases Every Construction Lawyer Must KnowBRADLEY L. CROFT, ESQ. Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, PC, Boston, Chair JOHN P. CONNELLY, ESQ. Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Boston SARA P. BRYANT, ESQ. Murtha Cullina LLP, Boston June MCLE Conference Center, Ten Winter Place, Boston CLE Credits: 3 substantive credits, 0 ethics credits

3 Welcome and IntroductionBradley L. Croft

4 agenda Contracting Issues (John) Standard of Care (Sara)Economic Loss/Condominium/Warranty (Brad) Public Construction (John) Contract Disputes (Sara) Mechanic’s Liens (Brad)

5 Contracting Issues John P. Connelly

6 Contracting issues Formation and EnforceabilitySpritz v. Lishner, 355 Mass. 162 (1969) Harris v. Moynihan Lumber of Beverly, Inc., 1999 Mass. App. Div. 113A

7 Contracting issues, cont.Contract language and damages limitations No Damage for Delay Clause Reynolds Bros., Inc. v. Commonwealth, 412 Mass. 1, 7 (1992) Farina Bros. Co. v. Com., 357 Mass. 131 (1970) Liquidated Damages Kelly v. Marx, 428 Mass. 877, 880 (1999) Consequential Damages Costa v. Brait Builders Corp., 463 Mass. 65, 78 (2012) Boylston Housing Corp. v. O’Toole, 321 Mass. 538, 562 (1947)

8 Standard of Care—Construction and Design ProfessionalsSara P. Bryant

9 Standard of Care United States v. Spearin, 248 U.S. 132 (1918) – i.e. “Spearin Doctrine” Examples of MA cases enforcing Spearin Doctrine: M. L. Shalloo, Inc. v. Ricciardi & Sons Const., Inc., 348 Mass. 682, 688 (1965) GC relied on an owner’s report Coghlin Elec. Contractors, Inc. v. Gilbane Bldg. Co., 472 Mass. 549 (2015) Klein v. Catalano, 386 Mass. 701 (1982) “Spearin Gap”

10 Economic Loss/ Condominium/ WarrantyBradley L. Croft

11 Economic loss, condominium and warranty casesAlbrecht v. Clifford, 436 Mass. 706 (2002) and Berish v. Bornstein, 437 Mass. 252 (2002) Craig v. Everett Brooks Co., 351 Mass. 497 (1966) and McDonough v. Whalen, 365 Mass. 506, 510 (1974) Wyman v. Ayer Properties, LLC, 469 Mass. 64 (2014)

12 Public Construction Cases—Bid Protests and Bond ClaimsJohn P. Connelly

13 Public construction casesBid Protests Purpose of Public Bidding Statutes Petricca Constr. Co. v. Commonwealth, 37 Mass. App. Ct. 392, 396 (1994) Interestate Engineering Corp. v. City of Fitchburg. 367 Mass. 751, (1975) Agreement Made in Violation of Bidding Statute is Void Majestic Radiator Enclosure Co. v. County Comm'rs of Middlesex, 397 Mass. 1002, 1003 (1986) Standing to Bring Bid Protest Modern Cont. Constr. Co. v. Lowell, 391 Mass. 829, 835 (1984)

14 Public construction cases, cont.Bid Protests, Cont. Minor Deviations from Statutory Requirements may be Waived Sciaba Construction Corp. v. Boston, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 181, 185 (1993) Gil-Bern Construction Corp. v. Brockton, 35 Mass. 503, (1968) Peabody Construction Co., Inc. v. Boston, 28 Mass.App.Ct. 100, (1989)

15 Public construction cases, cont.Bond Claims John W. Egan Co. v. Major Construction Management Corp., 46 Mass. App. Ct. 646 (1999) R.W. Granger & Sons, Inc. v. J&S Insulation, Inc., 435 Mas. 66 (2001) National Shawmut Bank of Boston v. New Amsterdam Co., 411 F.2d 843 (1st Cir. 1969) American Employers’ Insurance Company v. Horton, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 921 (1993)

16 Contract Disputes: Defenses and Damages, Statutes of Limitation/ Repose, Dispute Resolution and 93ASara P. Bryant

17 Contract disputes and damages generallyAndre v. Maguire, 305 Mass. 515 (1940) BloomSouth Flooring Corp. v. Boys' & Girls' Club of Taunton, 440 Mass. 618 (2003) US Steel Co. v. DeMatteo Construction Co., 315 F.3d 43 (1st Cir. 2002) Louise Caroline Nursing Home v. Dix, 362 Mass. 306 (1972)

18 Statutes of limitation or reposeAnthony’s Pier Four, Inc. v. Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc., 396 Mass. 818 (1986) Albrect v. Clifford, 436 Mass. 706, 715 (2002) [remember me?] Dighton v. Federal Pacific, 399 Mass. 687 (1987)

19 Dispute resolution/ arbitrationMinton Const. Corp. v. Com., 397 Mass. 879 (1986) O. Ahlborg & Sons, Inc. v. Massachusetts Heavy Indus., Inc., 65 Mass. App. Ct. 385, 390 (2006) Hannon v. Original Gunite Aquatech Pools, Inc., 385 Mass. 813, 824 (1982)

20 Chapter 93A Community Builders, Inc. v. Indian Motorcycle Assocs., Inc., 44 Mass. App. Ct. 537, 559 (1998) Pepsi-Cola Metro. Bottling Co. v. Checkers, Inc., 754 F.2d 10 (1st Cir.1985) Also… Downey v. Chutehall Construction Co., Ltd., No. 14-P-1062, Mass. App. LEXIS 1 (Jan. 6, 2016)

21 Mechanics Liens—Validity and AvailabilityBradley L. Croft

22 Mechanic’s liens GenerallyBrick Construction Corporation v. CEI Development Corp., 46 Mass. App. Ct. 837 (1999) and Evans v. Multicon Constr. Corp., 30 Mass.App.Ct. 728, 740 (1991) Superior Glass v. First Bristol, 380 Mass. 829 (1980) Mullen Lumber Co. v. Lore, 404 Mass. 750, 752 (1989)

23 Mechanic’s liens, cont. BloomSouth Flooring Corporation v. Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Taunton Inc., 440 Mass. 618 (2003) Trace Construction, Inc. v. Dana Barros Sports Complex, LLC, 459 Mass. 346 (2011) Maverick Construction Management Services, Inc. v. Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, Inc., 80 Mass. App. Ct. 264 (2011)

24 Mechanic’s liens, cont. Tremont Tower Condominium, LLC v. George B.H. Macomber Company, 436 Mass. 677 (2002) Interstate Electrical Services Corporation v. Cummings Properties, LLC, 63 Mass. App. Ct. 295 (2005) National Lumber Company v. United Casualty and Surety Insurance Company, Inc., 440 Mass. 723 (2004)

25 "Ask the Experts" Q&A SessionBradley L. Croft John P. Connelly Sara P. Bryant