Alabama Construction Law
Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt
800 Shades Creek Parkway
Suite 400
Birmingham, Alabama 35209
205-874-0341
© 2021 Alabama Construction Law
© 2021 Alabama Construction Law
This is a notification that can be used for cookie consent or other important news. It also got a modal window now! Click "learn more" to see it!
OKLearn MoreWe may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.
Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.
Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site.
We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.
We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.
We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.
Google Webfont Settings:
Google Map Settings:
Google reCaptcha Settings:
Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:
You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page.
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – March 2023
By Larry S. Logsdon Forum Selection Clause Ex Parte American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2021 WL 5145294 (Ala. Nov. 5, 2021) American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. (ABC) entered into a contract to provide roofing materials to a middle school building in Florala. The Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation (AMIC) sued ABC, […]
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – April 2021
By Larry S. Logsdon Contractor Unable to Reclaim Unpaid Work Due to Unlicensed Status Under the ALAA Russell B. Robertson and Amanda V. Robertson v. Anthony Lynn Duncan and Lonnie O. Duncan, No. 2190473, 2020 WL 7086168 at *1 (Ala. Civ. App. 2020) This case is an example of the importance of maintaining licensing […]
Price Escalation and Delays in Today’s Market
Understanding Subcontractor Licensure Law in Alabama
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – May 2020
By Larry S. Logsdon Subcontractor Claim Denied Due to Lack of Proper Licensing Construction Services Group, LLC v. MS Electric, LLC, No. 2171099, 2019 WL 2710115 at *1 (Ala. Civ. App. June 28, 2019). This case demonstrates the importance of following licensing protocols for specific projects. Even if a sub-contractor does have their general […]
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – June 2019
By Larry S. Logsdon Specifications in Subcontract Control Over Those in Prime Contract Peachstate Roofing, Inc., v. Kirlin Builders, LLC 2018 WL 3097326 (M.D. Ala. June 22, 2018). The court considered a dispute between a roofing subcontractor and general contractor and conflicting contractual provisions in their subcontract and the prime contract. In play was […]
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – February 2010
By Larry S. Logsdon Owner Required to Provide Notice and Opportunity to Cure City of Mobile v. Bill Harbert Con-str. Co., 2009 WL 2343710 (Ala. 2009). In this case, the general contractor sued the City of Mobile alleging that it had been wrongfully terminated from two projects for the City. The contractor argued that […]
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – June 2009
By Larry S. Logsdon Court Reverses Challenge to Competitively Bid Project Alabama Municipal and Environmental Engineers, Inc. v. Slaughter Construction Co., 961. So.2d 889 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). In this case a contractor sought money from a state agency who chose to award a competitive State contract to a different bidder. The court analyzed […]
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – September 2006
By Larry S. Logsdon Contractor May Have to Pay Twice for Materials from Subcontractor Supplier Valley Joists, Inc. v. CVS Corp., — So.2d —-, 2006 WL 2193662 (Ala. Civ. App. Aug 04, 2006) A supplier filed a lien claiming that they had not been paid by a subcontractor. The owner asked the court to […]
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – March 2006
By Larry S. Logsdon Hinkle Metals and Supply Company Inc., 909 So. 2d 843 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005) A heating & cooling company obtained a bond from Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, in favor of the State of Alabama as a prerequisite for the company to become licensed by the Alabama Board of Heating and […]
Alabama Construction Law Newsletter – December 2004
By Larry S. Logsdon Below are recent court decisions affecting those dealing in the construction industry in Alabama. Walker Key Condominium Homeowners Ass’n, Inc. v.Washer-Hill & Libscomb, 2004 WL 2367957 (Oct 22, 2004). In this case a condominium association brought an action against an architectural firm for negligence, wantonness, misrepresentation, breach of warranty, […]