Posts Tagged ‘Adam Farrar’

Landowner’s Duty to Plug and Abandon and Oil and Gas Well

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Yes.  If you are a landowner who has an oil or gas well on your property, you may be required by law to plug and abandon any well on your property that is no longer in operation. (more…)

Subcontractor-Contractor Leap-Frog in Construction Cases: A Subcontractor’s Trick for Collecting Against Property Owners

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Consider this all-too-common scenario.  Owner of a parcel of real estate contracts with Contractor to construct a building.  Contractor contracts with Subcontractor to perform labor and provide materials for the construction.  Owner pays Contractor upon completion of the building.  Contractor fails to pay Subcontractor for its labor and materials and files bankruptcy.  Can Subcontractor hold Owner liable for the amount owed to Subcontractor by Contractor? (more…)