“Pay If Paid” Provision in General Contractor/Project Manager’s Contract with Subcontractor Upheld in Face of Claims of Fraudulent Concealment of Financial Status of Project Owner

In Walbridge Aldinger v. Iafrate Constr., et al.07.25.2013, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a "pay if paid" provision in the contractual agreement between the general contractor and project manager and a subcontractor.  Anticipating the pending difficulties with its subcontractors in light of the financial status of the project owner, the general contractor filed a [...]