25* Critical Cases Every Construction lawyer must know * or a few more, but who’s counting?

1. 25* 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 Know • BRADLEY 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 9 2016 MCLE Conference Center, Ten Winter Place, Boston CLE Credits: 3 substantive credits, 0 ethics credits

3. Welcome and Introduction Bradley 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 Enforceability • Spritz 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 Professionals Sara 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/Warranty Bradley L. Croft

11. Economic loss,condominium andwarranty cases • Albrecht 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 Claims John P. Connelly

13. Public construction cases • Bid 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, 757-58 (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, 505-06 (1968) • Peabody Construction Co., Inc. v. Boston, 28 Mass.App.Ct. 100, 103-04 (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 93A Sara P. Bryant

17. Contract disputes and damages generally • Andre 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 repose • Anthony’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/arbitration • Minton 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, 2016 Mass. App. LEXIS 1 (Jan. 6, 2016)

21. Mechanics Liens—Validity and Availability Bradley L. Croft

22. Mechanic’s liens • Generally • Brick 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 Session Bradley L. Croft John P. Connelly Sara P. Bryant