Today, May 12, 2016, Blevins Sanborn Jezdimir Zack PLC (BSJZ Law) celebrates its one-year anniversary. The law firm is located in a two-story building in historic Corktown. BSJZ Law is a boutique litigation firm of lawyers that have worked together for the past decade. While the lawyers of BSJZ Law have a diverse resume of […]
On May 10, 2016, Ryan Jezdimir and Marcus Sanborn are presenting a seminar entitled “Tracking Your Money,” The Contract Change Clause to the Michigan Mason Contractors’ Association. For more information or to attend the event, please see the Flyer.
On April 27, 2016, Ryan Jezdimir and Marcus Sanborn are presenting a seminar about contract changes and claims to the Detroit Ceramic Tile Contractors Association. For more information or to attend the event, please see the flyer.
In January 2015, an earth and utilities subcontractor was terminated for allegedly over-billing and failing to perform its work on the construction of a large mixed-use development in Birmingham, Michigan. The dispute centered on an interpretation of the payment terms of the subcontract and whether the subcontractor timely and adequately performed its work. The arbitrator awarded the […]
In the recent Cross-Section magazine of the Michigan Transportation & Infrastructure Association, BSJZ Law attorney Ryan W. Jezdimir addresses the pay-if-paid clause and exceptions to its enforcement. A copy of the article is here: The Pay-If-Paid Clause and Chinks in its Armor
On December 15, 2015, Marcus R. Sanborn and Ryan W. Jezdimir are presenting to the Mason Contractors’ Association information about the contract change clause and the difference between ordered and constructive changes.
The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a jury verdict and award of attorney’s fees in favor of our client, a general contractor. In that case, the jury found that a developer — who also happened to be an attorney — had defrauded our client by falsely representing that the development company had sufficient funds to […]
In a recent op-ed, the executive vice president of MITA highlighted the lack of adequate funding for infrastructure in Michigan: “Flint water crisis exposes Michigan’s infrastructure funding problem”
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently clarified when a corporate officer may be held personally liable for his company’s violation of the Michigan Builders’ Trust Fund Act, M.C.L. § 570.151 et seq. Under the Act, a contractor is required to pay its laborers, subcontractors, and suppliers prior to keeping the funds received for a project […]
Cameras providing real-time views of construction sites have been used for years. However, the construction team for the new Sacramento Kings Arena has taken it a step further by using drones to shoot video footage of the construction. That video footage is then compared to 3D models to measure progress and even the efficiency of the various crews. http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/29/construction-drones/ […]
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