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BSJZ Law Sponsors CAM Event to Benefit Boy Scouts

  BSJZ Law sponsored and attended the Construction Association of Michigan‘s event Building Connections in partnership with Boy Scouts of America. The event was held on September 15, 2016 at the Automotive Hall of Fame. BSJZ Law attorneys Marcus Sanborn, Ryan Jezdimir and David Zack attended the event.  

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BSJZ Law Attorney Addresses the Pay-If-Paid Clause

In the construction context, a pay-if-paid clause attempts to transfer the risk of owner nonpayment from the general contractor to the subcontractor. An article in the August 2016 Construction Association of Michigan Magazine by BSJZ Law attorney, Ryan Jezdimir, discusses the intricacies of the pay-if-paid clause and potential defenses to its enforcement.

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Court Compels Arbitration Despite Conflicting Provisions

BSJZ Law represented NotaryCam Inc. in a case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. NotaryCam is a provider of remote identification and notarization services, which it provided to the Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (“MiHIN”). In its Complaint, MiHIN alleged that NotaryCam was infringing on its intellectual property rights […]

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BSJZ Law Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

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 […]

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BSJZ Law Attorneys to Present to the Michigan Mason Contractors’ Association

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.

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BSJZ Law Attorneys to Present to the Detroit Ceramic Tile Contractors Association

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.

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BSJZ Law Client Prevails in Arbitration

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 […]

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BSJZ Law Attorney Speaks to Pay-If-Paid Clauses in MITA’s Cross-Section Magazine

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

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BSJZ Law Attorneys to Present to the Mason Contractors’ Association

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.

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Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Verdict For BSJZ Law Client

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 […]

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