Semco, LLC v. The Grand, LTD. is nominally about a $15 million liftboat construction contract and the legal issues one would expect after a long trial and a big verdict. This post is more about how to administer and perform a contract, especially one with a friend:
The lessons
- Be Ronald Reagan: Trust but verify vague assurances.
- Contract formalities have a purpose. Adhere to them.
- “You snuck in that contract revision” = “I didn’t bother to read it”.
- Didn’t warn of increased costs in writing? Why not?
- “Money and friends are like oil and water.” Michael Corleone, Godfather Part III.
- A disgruntled ex-employee is never good for your case.
- Failure to sign an agreement to clarify increased costs = worse things to come.