“Preprinted” may mean “precarious” – Failure to review key documents leads to payment disputes

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Abstract: In processing payments on construction projects, owners, architects, general contractors and subcontractors often rely on the language of preprinted forms to support their legal rights and, thus, fail to carefully review those forms. From a legal perspective, this kind of lack of attention to detail can be costly. This article describes a recent Utah case that provides a prime example of just how costly.