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But I Didn't Have a Contract With Them, So How Can I Be Liable?
One of the questions we are most often asked is “But I didn’t have a contract with [the GC, the masonry sub, whomever], so how can I be liable?” Unfortunately, the law presumes duties between various parties to a construction project, even if those individuals do not have a formal contractual relationship. The theory is basically one of “with great power comes great responsibility”, and the idea that ...
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