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Differing Site Conditions: What to Expect from the Court When You Encounter the Unexpected
[1]Seattle Tunnel Partners (“STP”), a joint venture of Dragados USA and Tutor Perini, entered into a $1.4 billion contract with the Washington State Department of …
Contractors May be Entitled to Both Prompt Payment Act Relief and Prejudgment Interest for a Cumulative 24%!
John Ahlers | Margarita Kutsin The Washington Prompt Payment Act, in Ch. 39.76 RCW and in RCW 39.04.250, ensures that contractors and subcontractors are promptly …
Guarantor’s Liability on Partially Secured Debts – The Impacts of Pay Down Provisions in Serpanok Construction Inc. v. Point Ruston, LLC et al.
[1]In Serpanok Construction, Inc. v. Point Ruston, LLC, Division Two of the Washington Court of Appeals decided an issue of first impression in Washington—whether a …
Margarita Kutsin recently joined Ahlers, Cressman, & Sleight after completing a two-year judicial clerkship with Judge Anne M. Cruser of Division II of the Washington State Court of Appeals.
While attending law school, Margarita participated in multiple externships that were aimed at developing experience in the practice of civil litigation, including an externship for the Seattle City Attorney’s Office and a judicial externship for Justice Debra L. Stephens of the Washington State Supreme Court. Margarita will serve as the Executive Committee Secretary for the WSBA Civil Rights Law Section beginning October 1, 2021.