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A contract lays down what must be done, what cannot be done, and when it must be done. If what was prescribed has not been done within the stipulated or reasonable period, there has been a breach of contract. A further form of breach of contract is conduct indicating an unwillingness or inability to perform an obligation arising from that contract.
The False Claims Act of 1863 (FCA) [1] is an American federal law that imposes liability on persons and companies (typically federal contractors) who defraud governmental programs. It is the federal government's primary litigation tool in combating fraud against the government. [2]
Get a copy of your contract in writing from the contractor that includes the work to be done and, ideally, a completion date. Check credentials with the N.C. Licensing Board for General Contractors.
EVANSVILLE – A husband-and-wife team behind a local construction company face felony charges after authorities say they took more than $150,000 from homeowners to repair storm damage and then ...
Aug. 21—A 41-year-old Springtown contractor pled guilty to a felony fraud offense in district court last week, and received a five-year probation with three months in jail as a condition, an ...
In law, fraud is an intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law or criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. [1]
A North Haven insulation contractor who pleaded guilty in 2020 to bid-rigging and fraud was sentenced this week to a year and a day in prison, and he and his company must pay more than $1 million ...
Mistake of law is when a party enters into a contract without the knowledge of the law in the country. The contract is affected by such mistakes, but it is not void. The reason here is that ignorance of law is not an excuse. However, if a party is induced to enter into a contract by the mistake of law then such a contract is not valid. [3]