Filing a mechanic’s lien can be a fantastic collections tool for your company…unless you file the lien incorrectly. Regardless of where you’re filing across the country, it’s of paramount importance that your lien form meet the strict requirements of your particular jurisdiction. There are hundreds of seemingly small mistakes that can invalidate your lien, and if you want a few examples, check out the “ Lien Errors &# tag here on the Construction Lien Blog. Evans ( court of appeals full text opinion ; supreme court upheld). Remember those? See the difference? MORE >>

Buffer. Social media strategy: Social media satire 26. As the summer of social media comes to an end, many people are left with that lingering question: How good was this year’s social media strategy? Great question and will next year’s social media strategy be any different to this year’s? We’ve seen tons of change this year and therefore our social media strategy MUST change, even if only a little. What's your social media strategy? won’t bother mentioning the social media problems BMW, Nestlé or Pizza Hut have had, but I will add links. So, get it right! MORE >>

Paul Hogan (Film Star). The former pool lifeguard, union organizer and Sydney Harbour Bridge scaffolder who stumbled onto the telly in 1972 when his workmates dared him to enter a talent show. That character (who never wore a suit save in jest; who talked, Hogan said, “like the guys down at the pub&# ; and who could spot a poser a mile off) was assertively working-class, unashamedly Australian, and enormously popular. As Hoges the footy-loving pub philosopher of The Paul Hogan Show, and as Michael J. Adrian Chiles (TV Personality). feature of his presentations is his Birmingham accent. MORE >>

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Image via Wikipedia. Remember the one about differing site conditions? just kidding, that was never a joke).  However, any site contractor knows that these differing conditions can be the bane of its existence.  Recently, the Danville, Virginia Division of the Federal District Court for the Western District of Virginia weighed in on the differing site conditions debate. In the case of Haymes Brothers Inc. RTI Int’l Metals Inc. The basic facts are these.  Of course, Haymes asked for an equitable adjustment to its original contract price, and RTI, of course, denied the request.  license. MORE >>