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Failure to Raise All Related Claims at Once May Preclude Parties from Bringing Any Remaining Claims Later

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 5/19/2009 7:31 AM | Add Comment

Obtain a Subcontractor's Proof of Insurance for Each Job

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 3/10/2009 7:51 AM | Add Comment

Contractors, You Cannot Contract Out of Liability for Your Own Negligence

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 3/6/2009 9:01 AM | Add Comment

Get Help with Obtaining Government Bonds

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/30/2009 7:57 AM | Add Comment

Contractors, pay your taxes or get disbarred from Federal contracting!!!

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/29/2009 7:53 AM | Add Comment

Concurrent Delay Damages, Award and Allocation

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/28/2009 8:03 AM | Add Comment

Comply with Construction Trust Fund Statutes to Avoid Personal Liability!

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/22/2009 8:05 AM | Add Comment

No Mechanic's Lien on Property for Which Materials Have Been Fabricated but Not Delivered

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/21/2009 9:47 AM | Add Comment

Not Incorporated? Consider Forming a Limited Liaility Company

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/29/2008 8:40 PM | Add Comment

Homeowner's Refusal to Make One Payment in a Construction Installment Contract Constitutes a Substantial Breach of the Contract

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/28/2008 10:12 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Rules Established by the FAA for Vacating, Modifying, or Correcting Arbitration Awards Are the Exclusive Grounds for Modifying an Arbitration Award and Cannot be Modified by the Parties

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/28/2008 9:54 PM | Add Comment

“Opt-out” Class Action and Notification Procedure is the Exclusive Method of Class Action Litigation in South Carolina

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/28/2008 9:21 PM | Add Comment

Proper Measure of Damages For a Claim Against Title Insurance for Newly Discovered Encumbrance is the Difference Between the Value of the Entire Tract While Encumbered and the Value of the Entire Tract Without Encumbrances.

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/28/2008 9:07 PM | Add Comment

Arbitration Clause Stricken for Unconscionability

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/28/2008 8:54 PM | Add Comment

Award of Statutory Attorney’s Fees Disallowed in the Absence of a Formal Fee Agreement

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/28/2008 8:28 PM | Add Comment

What is Float Time, and Who Owns It?

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/28/2008 8:22 PM | Add Comment

Owner Who Builds His Own Home Offers No Implied Warranty of Workmalike Service nor Owes Duty of Care to Future Purchaser

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/26/2008 9:23 PM | Add Comment

SC Supreme Court Allows Low Bidder on Government Project to Increase Bid after Bid Opening

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 4/16/2008 8:54 PM | Add Comment

FCC Issues Order Banning Exclusivity Contract with Cable Providers

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 4/2/2008 11:15 PM | Add Comment

SC Courts Will Not Enforce Arbitration of Unforseen and Outrageous Torts

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 4/1/2008 8:21 PM | Add Comment

Social Security Administration: No "No -Match Letters" in 2007

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 11/24/2007 3:05 PM | Add Comment

New Final Rule from OSHA Requires Employer to Pay for All Safety Equipment Costs

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 11/24/2007 2:46 PM | Add Comment

Developers Have a Fiduciary Duty to Property Owners Associations

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 11/22/2007 7:40 PM | Add Comment

Do You Know What the Statute of Limitations is for Your Subcontract?

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 9/13/2007 3:01 PM | Add Comment

S.C. Supreme Court Rules that a Mechanic’s Lien Does Not Attach to Land When the only Work Done was Work to Prepare the Land for Landscaping

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 9/4/2007 7:45 PM | Add Comment

SC Supreme Court Rules that Posting a Bond Does Not Affect the Time Deadline in which a Party Must Commence a Suit to Enforce a Mechanic’s Lien

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 8/21/2007 4:15 AM | Add Comment

SC DHEC's Free Small Business Assistance Program

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 7/10/2007 7:56 AM | Add Comment

SC Court of Appeals: Recent Clarification on Who is a "Prevailing Party” Under a Mechanic's Lien Claim

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/29/2007 8:29 PM | Add Comment

How to Take Offensive Action When a Mechanic’s Lien is Filed Against Your Property

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 6/12/2007 7:55 PM | Add Comment

SC Courts: Contractors and Subcontractors can Sue Design Professionals for Economic Losses Resulting from Professional Negligence

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 5/7/2007 10:03 PM | Add Comment

Common Myths About South Carolina Mechanic's Liens

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 3/29/2007 7:46 PM | Add Comment

Contractors and Subcontractors Must Obtain Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance From Their Subcontractors Before EACH Project or Else Face Additional Exposure

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 2/21/2007 6:15 PM | Add Comment

First Lien on Funds Rule; Subcontractors, Laborers, and Material Suppliers May Place a Lien on a Contractor's Funds

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 2/19/2007 9:12 PM | Add Comment

Implied Warranties: How Simply Delivering Plans and Specifications, Agreeing to Supervise, and Offering Specialized Work Can Result in Liability.

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 2/17/2007 1:02 PM | Add Comment

Prompt Payment Act: S.C. Code Ann. §§ 29-6-10 to 29-6-60

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 2/12/2007 8:40 PM | Add Comment

Being Excused from Contractual Obligations: Unforeseen Hardship May Not Be Enough

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/31/2007 12:55 PM | Add Comment

Enforceability of Damages Clauses: Liquidated Damages are a Go, Penalties are a No.

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/27/2007 8:59 PM | Add Comment

Written Contracts are Not Always Required for Recovery

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/24/2007 8:25 PM | Add Comment

South Carolina Builders Beware: Any Violation of Building Codes or Industry Standards Can Result in Tort Liability!

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/17/2007 9:32 PM | Add Comment

"Pay-If-Paid" Clauses Unenforceable per S.C. Code Ann. § 29-6-230

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/12/2007 8:33 PM | Add Comment

Exceptions to the Enforceability of “No-Damage-for-Delay” Clauses Under SC Case Law

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/10/2007 9:09 PM | Add Comment

Attend the Seminar, "South Carolina Construction Law for Architects, Engineers, and Contractors"

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 1/8/2007 10:28 PM | Add Comment

S.C. Supreme Court Case Holds that Delivery of Ceiling Tiles by Subcontractor Revived Expired Mechanic's Lien Rights and Held that Subcontractor was Entitled to Prejudgment Interest

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 12/27/2006 10:51 AM | Add Comment

The Importance of Filing a Notice of Project Commencement for General Contractors and Builders

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 12/16/2006 7:43 PM | Add Comment

South Carolina Residential Construction Standards

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 11/27/2006 5:44 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

SC Tort Reforms of 2005 that Affect Construction Law

Posted by Ryan McCabe at 11/24/2006 9:10 PM | Add Comment

About D. Ryan McCabe

I practice law with Rogers, Townsend and Thomas, PC in Columbia, South Carolina. I primarily practice in the areas of Construction Law, Community Association Law and Business Law. I am a former drywall, stucco, steel stud framing, and painting contractor. I was a USG Certified EIFS Contractor and currently hold a SC Residential Specialty Contractors license.

Contact D. Ryan McCabe

Rogers, Townsend and Thomas, PC Synergy Business Park 220 Executive Center Drive Suite 109 Columbia, South Carolina, 20210 P (803) 744-1826 M (803) 530-3084 F (803) 343-7017 rmccabe@rtt-law.com

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