CONTRACTOR

Purchase orders are contracts too

For reasons that I do not understand, most contractors do not think of purchase orders as “contracts.” Often, they purchase equipment and materials for jobs using forms that look as if they bought ...
JD Supra

Michigan Supreme Court Overrules Longstanding Interpretation of “Blanket” Purchase Orders for Supply Contracts

For many years, Michigan has consistently interpreted “blanket” purchase orders as binding requirements contracts that could bind suppliers (and buyers) for many years — frequently, for the life of a ...
JD Supra

MSSC v. Airboss Continues to Roil Automotive Supply Markets — Sixth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction Ordering Auto Supplier to Supply Parts Under Purchase Order Contract

Relying on a recent Michigan Supreme Court opinion, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a preliminary injunction requiring an auto supplier to supply products, holding that the ...
Law

Clear and Unequivocal Pay-If-Paid Provision in Construction Contract Establishes Precondition to Payment Between Contractor and Subcontractor

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently upheld the enforceability of "pay-if-paid" provisions in construction contracts, "as long as the contract on its face contains clear and unequivocal language ...
World Bank

Countersignature requirement elimination for Consulting Contracts/Purchase Orders

As part of Corporate Procurement’s initiatives to streamline processes, Purchase Orders/ Contracts for Operational and Administrative Consulting Firm Services will no longer require a countersignature ...
Law

QVC Faces Contract Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unpaid Purchase Orders

QVC was hit with a breach-of-contract lawsuit on Thursday in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court. The suit, over allegedly unpaid purchase orders, was filed by Leeson & Leeson on behalf of sleepwear ...