Construction

  • March 25, 2025

    No Caprice In OSHA's Work Citation Rules, 11th Circ. Hears

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration urged the Eleventh Circuit Tuesday to ignore a Georgia roofing contractor's claims that it can't be on the hook for a $158,000 fine under the agency's "capricious" multiemployer citation rule, alleging the company's counsel told it to avoid being caught on the work site to dodge liability.

  • March 25, 2025

    Contractor Drops $1.1M Bond Dispute Against Liberty Mutual

    A Delaware-based plumbing and HVAC company has withdrawn its federal suit claiming that a general contractor and Liberty Mutual improperly withheld $1.1 million in payments for work the company completed on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers elementary school project.

  • March 24, 2025

    Ore. Tribe Backs Hydro Utility's Eminent Domain Bid At Falls

    The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has asked an Oregon federal judge to approve a utility company's attempt to condemn five acres of public land for the operation of a hydroelectric project, saying another tribe believes wrongly that condemnation would eliminate its fishing platform.

  • March 24, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Pike Street Clinches $199M Continuation Fund

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led private equity shop Pike Street Capital LLC said on Monday that it closed its latest single-asset continuation vehicle after securing $199 million from investors.

  • March 24, 2025

    Texas High Court Revives Developer's Floodplain Takings Suit

    The Texas Supreme Court has said a developer can again argue at trial court that Houston's new floodplain system thwarted its planned community and amounted to a regulatory taking, even though the ordinance was a valid exercise of police power.

  • March 24, 2025

    Colo. Justices Take Subcontractor's Forfeit For Excess Case

    The Colorado Supreme Court will consider whether a construction company that allegedly overstated how much it was owed from a project to build a new Denver rail line forfeited its ability to pursue any remedy for that $12.7 million claim, in a case involving a novel interpretation of a public works law.

  • March 24, 2025

    NC Justices Back Permit Approval For Disputed Asphalt Plant

    North Carolina's highest court reversed a lower court's ruling that a contested permit to build an asphalt plant in Ashe County should not have been issued, ruling that the company looking to develop the facility had properly submitted its application even if it didn't have state approval for the project at the time.

  • March 21, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: GSA Leases, Artemis, C-PACE

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insight from Holland & Knight attorneys on General Services Administration lease terminations, Paul Hastings dealmakers on the Artemis takeover, and how attorneys see increasing use of commercial property-assessed clean energy financing.

  • March 21, 2025

    Ex-Cognizant CLO Reconsidering Dismissal Of Paul Weiss

    A former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing bribery charges indicated Friday that he may reconsider his decision to fire Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP as his trial counsel, now that President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order limiting the firm's access to federal buildings and officials.

  • March 21, 2025

    Travelers Wants Exit From $4.5M Faulty Apartment Settlement

    Travelers told a Georgia federal judge Friday that the insurer should not owe the lion's share of a construction contractor's $4.5 million settlement over botched site work at an apartment complex, arguing the bill should be footed by the company's primary policies with Amerisure.

  • March 21, 2025

    Mich. Judge Dismisses $217M Dam Repair Tax Challenge

    A Michigan federal judge has dismissed a pair of lawsuits alleging a $217 million special assessment to fund the reconstruction of dams destroyed in 2020 floods was unfairly levied on certain properties, finding homeowners had the opportunity to oppose the assessment and litigate their claims in state court.

  • March 21, 2025

    NJ Panel Denies Bid To Block Affordable Housing Complex

    A New Jersey appellate court refused to block a Rumson affordable housing project that was being challenged by local residents who said some of the proposed buildings are too tall.

  • March 21, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Paul Weiss, Cooley

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Google acquires Wiz, QXO Inc. acquires Beacon Roofing Supply, and the Boston Celtics are bought by a group led by private equity firm co-founder William Chisholm.

  • March 20, 2025

    NTSB Says Maryland Didn't Track Risks Of Key Bridge Collapse

    The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Thursday that 68 bridges in 19 states be evaluated for risk of collapse in the event of a vessel strike, and found that Maryland officials failed to adequately calculate vulnerabilities in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge well before its collapse last year.

  • March 20, 2025

    11th Circ. Allows Remand Of EB-5 Suit To Fla. State Court

    The Eleventh Circuit has dismissed the appeal of a Canadian citizen trying to compel arbitration and keep in federal court the suit accusing him of defrauding foreign investors, saying it doesn't have jurisdiction to review the order sending the case back to Florida state court.

  • March 20, 2025

    Tribe's Claims Against Alaska Gold Mine Permit Reduced

    An Alaska federal judge has tossed several claims by a tribal village against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its approval of a permit for an open pit gold mine, finding it is not required to conduct a subsistence evaluation or follow its internal consultation policy.

  • March 20, 2025

    DOL Must Face Part Of Trade Groups' Prevailing Wage Suit

    The U.S. Department of Labor cannot fully escape a lawsuit from two trade associations challenging the agency's final rule updating prevailing wage rates for federal construction projects, with a Texas federal judge finding the groups showed that their members could be harmed by the changes.

  • March 20, 2025

    FCC Eases Regs To Hasten Switch From Copper Lines

    The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday waived several longstanding rules in an effort to clear what FCC Chair Brendan Carr characterized as "red tape" delaying telecoms from putting legacy copper lines out to pasture.

  • March 20, 2025

    NC Statehouse Catch-Up: Helene, Crypto, Curbing The AG

    Hurricane Helene is still center stage in the North Carolina General Assembly nearly six months after it tore through a large swath of the state, with the governor signing off on the latest round of funding as one lawmaker seeks to carve out cash to rebuild a destroyed courthouse.

  • March 20, 2025

    Ex-Cognizant CLO Seeks Trial Delay After Hiring New Counsel

    After hiring new trial counsel Wednesday, a former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing bribery charges asked a New Jersey federal judge on Thursday for an adjournment of the April 7 trial date so his new attorney can review the evidence and the history of the case, which has been pending for more than six years.

  • March 20, 2025

    4 Firms Help Seal $11B QXO, Beacon Deal After Buyout Battle

    QXO Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. for $11 billion following an at-times contentious takeover attempt that included Beacon's rejection of a prior QXO buyout proposal, in a deal guided by four law firms.

  • March 19, 2025

    California Rancheria Can Comment On Casino Land Dispute

    A D.C. federal judge has let the Redding Rancheria file a friend of the court brief in two tribes' challenge to the U.S. government's decision to take 221 acres into trust for the rancheria's casino project, ruling it has a special interest in the litigation.

  • March 19, 2025

    Broadband Pole Upgrades Depend On States, Pew Says

    States need to make sure their pole attachment process is running smoothly, or it could be the cause for a lot of broadband deployment holdups, according to a new study released by Pew Charitable Trusts.

  • March 19, 2025

    Union Says NY Contractor Owes $1.5M In Contributions

    A roofers union, its benefit funds and trustees accused a Long Island contractor of failing to pay at least $1.5 million in contributions, telling a New York federal judge that the company breached its collective bargaining agreement.

  • March 19, 2025

    Fla. Court Affirms Boardwalk Easement, Despite Defunct Law

    Florida's First District Court of Appeal confirmed Wednesday that Walton County, Florida, had a right to a public easement on a beach, finding it need not have exercised that right before the federal government repealed the law under which the land was conveyed to private owners.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

  • How Property Insurance Coverage Shrank After The Pandemic

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    Insurers litigating property claims are leveraging rulings that provided relief in the COVID-19 context to reverse the former majority rule on physical loss or damage in all contexts, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

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    Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • A Shift In Control Of Congress May Doom These Enviro Regs

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    If the election leads to a change in control of Congress, lawmakers will likely use the lookback provision of the Congressional Review Act to challenge the Biden administration's late-term regulatory efforts — including recent initiatives on air pollutant source classification, lead pipe removal and hydrofluorocarbon emissions, say attorneys at Jones Walker.

  • Election Could Bring Change In Weather For Offshore Wind

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    Under another Trump administration, the offshore wind sector would encounter substantial headwinds, as Trump's policy track record emphasizes fossil fuel dominance and environmental rollbacks, while a Harris victory would likely further entrench the pro-renewable energy stance taken by the Biden administration, say attorneys at Jones Walker.

  • Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

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    As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.

  • Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

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    Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.

  • Series

    Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.

  • How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources

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    Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • 3rd. Circ. Ruling Shows Employers Where To Put ADA Focus

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    A recent Third Circuit decision in Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging, confirming that the Americans with Disabilities Act protects some temporarily impaired employees, reminds employers to pursue compliance through uniform policies that head off discriminatory decisions, not after-the-fact debates over an individual's disability status, says Joseph McGuire at Freeman Mathis.

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Inspecting The New Int'l Arbitration Site Visits Protocol

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    The International Bar Association's recently published model protocol for site visits is helpful in offering a standardized, sensible approach to a range of typical issues that arise in the course of scheduling site visits in construction, engineering or other types of disputes, say attorneys at V&E.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

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