Indiana news:

Mechanics lien rights are the most powerful tool in the construction industry to recover payment. One notable exclusion from lien protection in a fair amount of states is the supplier...

Despite the current national solar boom, one green energy firm’s bankruptcy has put dozens of contractors at risk, highlighting the hazards of the still-emerging industry. Earlier this month, Indiana’s Midwest...

Generally, most parties who provide labor and/or materials to a construction project are entitled to lien rights. However, the classes of protected parties are limited in a majority of states...

Pennsylvania-based manufacturing business Environmental Tectonics Corp. has filed suit against Ohio’s Shook Construction Company, alleging non-payment and other breaches of contract stemming from work done on an Indianapolis environmental testing...

A seemingly innocent amendment to Indiana law has created additional requirements for recording documents. The change specifically affects documents relating to real property, including deeds and — more importantly for...

With every new year comes new construction laws - here are a few of our posts on construction laws set to go into effect in January of 2018.

A recent case helps to navigate the Indiana lien priority rules. It discusses the interplay between time of recording, relation back, and construction loans.

Legislators are constantly playing whack-a-mole as issues arise in construction payment systems. However, lawmakers are also creating long-term fixes. It may take a while to determine whether legislation is merely...

Electronic filing can help to alleviate the headache of filing a mechanics lien. Beginning in January, the state of Indiana will allow for electronic registry. In the short term, unfortunately,...

Attorneys fees are an important aspect of mechanics lien statutes. Many state lien statutes allow for the recovering of attorneys fees to prevent owners and general contractors from gaining all...