Construction

  • May 06, 2025

    Colo. Judge Wary Pausing Dam Construction Can't Be Done

    A Colorado federal judge said at the end of a daylong hearing Tuesday that she still had not heard what she needed to decide if further construction is necessary to ensure a partially constructed dam won't create public safety risks, after she had previously halted the project for further environmental review.

  • May 06, 2025

    Quarles & Brady Adds New IP, Real Estate Partners

    Quarles & Brady LLP has welcomed a Milwaukee-based intellectual property litigator from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Phoenix-based real estate and public finance attorney from Ice Miller LLP.

  • May 06, 2025

    Biz Owner Says $5M Panama Award Suit Should Be Paused

    A Miami businessman and his company asked a Florida federal court on Monday to pause Panama's bid to enforce a $4.8 million arbitral award over construction agreements, arguing that it should wait until a parallel arbitration concludes.

  • May 06, 2025

    DR Horton Sued In Del. Over Property Deal Conflict Claims

    Stockholders of residential land developer Forestar Group Inc. sued national homebuilding giant and Forestar controller D.R. Horton derivatively late Monday for hundreds of millions in potential damages tied to billions' worth of allegedly conflicted, below-market sales to Horton of Forestar-prepared lots.

  • May 06, 2025

    Newark Raises Safety Concerns About ICE Detention Center

    The city of Newark told a New Jersey federal judge that the GEO Group has started housing immigration detainees at Delaney Hall, even though the city's building department found numerous safety concerns after conducting an initial visual inspection last month.

  • May 06, 2025

    Pa. Panel Wonders If Mall's Condemnation Appeal Is Moot

    The owners of a defunct and half-demolished shopping mall in the Pittsburgh suburbs say the surrounding borough didn't give them enough information to contest the order condemning their property, but judges of a Pennsylvania appellate court questioned Tuesday if the demolition made the issue moot.

  • May 05, 2025

    Jeld-Wen Tells 4th Circ. No More Need For Factory Sale

    Jeld-Wen Inc. urged the Fourth Circuit to undo a landmark order forcing it to sell a manufacturing plant, saying a divestiture is no longer needed because the rival door maker that sued is no longer at risk of going out of business.

  • May 05, 2025

    NJ Justices Favor Surety Over Savings In Turnpike Project

    A New York construction company's bid for a New Jersey Turnpike Authority repair project lacked a validly executed consent of surety, so the agency was not arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable in disqualifying the bid, even though it was the lowest, a divided New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday.

  • May 05, 2025

    Insurer Knowingly Skimped On Storm Probe, Texas Court Told

    A Houston-area developer's insurer deliberately refrained from a proper investigation after a May 2024 storm and thus came up short on covering losses, the developer told a Texas federal court Monday.

  • May 05, 2025

    States Sue Trump Over Halt On Wind Energy Projects

    A coalition of states led by New York on Monday challenged President Donald Trump's executive order indefinitely freezing the federal review and permitting of wind energy projects, saying the move has created "an existential threat to the wind industry." 

  • May 02, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Budget Cuts, Student Housing, Old Malls

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including real estate takeaways from President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget cuts and two asset classes attracting attention.

  • May 02, 2025

    NY Officials Say Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Fair Game

    New York officials told a federal judge on Friday that a mistakenly filed memo from the federal government detailing its weak rationale for trying to cancel Manhattan's congestion pricing program is fair game and cannot be shielded after media outlets widely reported on it.

  • May 02, 2025

    Contractors Settle Mass. AG's YMCA Asbestos Claims

    The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office said Friday that two contractors will pay $150,000 each to settle claims that their faulty asbestos removal at a YMCA might have exposed schoolchildren, building residents and staff to carcinogenic particles.

  • May 02, 2025

    Off The Bench: DC Stadium, BetMGM Victory, Transfer Rules

    In this week's Off The Bench, the Washington Commanders strike a deal to build a new stadium in D.C., BetMGM fends off a consumer fraud suit targeting its gambling promotion efforts and a Rutgers University football player scores another win against the NCAA's transfer rules.

  • May 01, 2025

    Worker Can't Ring Own Class's 'Death Knell,' Calif. Panel Says

    A former construction company employee can't appeal an order denying his class certification motion in a putative wage and hour class action, a California state appeals court has ruled, finding it does not qualify under the so-called death knell doctrine because Private Attorneys General Act claims remained active when he appealed.

  • May 01, 2025

    Board Denies Corps Bid To Trim Some Hangar Project Claims

    The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals refused to toss some claims that a company seeking over $6 million in damages from the Army Corps of Engineers lodged over delays and cost increases on a hangar reconstruction project at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.

  • May 01, 2025

    Argentina Must Pay $147M In Webuild Feud

    An international tribunal has ordered Argentina to pay Italian construction giant Webuild $147 million after the country nixed a contract to construct and operate a bridge and toll road connecting two northeastern provinces, having already unanimously concluded in 2023 that Buenos Aires was liable in the dispute.

  • May 01, 2025

    8th Insurer Dismissed In Pulte Coverage Row

    Two PulteGroup subsidiaries said Thursday they'll dismiss their property damage coverage claims with prejudice against an insurer over structural issues at a residential development, marking the eighth dismissal of an insurer since the homebuilder first sued a raft of carriers in New Mexico federal court in October 2023.

  • May 01, 2025

    'Continuous' Defaults Wipe $20M Gas Plant Verdict, Court Told

    Arrow Field Services LLC has asked the Texas Supreme Court to wipe out a $20 million verdict for its general contractor on a North Dakota natural gas plant because the company "was in continuous default" during the project.

  • May 01, 2025

    Home Depot Faces Tool Rental 'Damage Protection' Suit

    Home Depot was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court Wednesday over allegations that it consistently breaches provisions of its rental contracts by unilaterally applying damage protection without customers opting into the service.

  • April 30, 2025

    3rd Circ. Preview: NJ To Defend ICE Contractor Law In May

    The Third Circuit's argument lineup for May will see the state of New Jersey defend a law barring its immigration detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while Rutgers University seeks to keep its victory over claims it falsely inflated its business school's ranking.

  • April 30, 2025

    Winston & Strawn Guides $450M Loan For Miami Stadium Plan

    The developers of a $1 billion Miami soccer stadium project under construction have secured a $450 million mortgage from JPMorgan Chase Bank in a transaction advised by Winston & Strawn LLP.

  • April 30, 2025

    Law Firm Beats Claims Of Botching NYC Construction Suit

    A New York law firm has won dismissal of a malpractice suit from a construction subcontractor in New Jersey state court, with the judge finding that the firm, headquartered in Long Island, is outside his jurisdiction.

  • April 30, 2025

    K&L Gates Hires Ex-White & Case Atty As Partner In Australia

    K&L Gates LLP announced it has brought on a former White & Case LLP attorney as a partner for its energy, infrastructure and resources team in its Melbourne, Australia, office.

  • April 29, 2025

    After High Court Reversal, 4th Circ. OKs Asbestos Ch. 11 Plan

    The Fourth Circuit upheld on Tuesday the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc., which have faced a raft of asbestos injury claims, agreeing with lower courts that the plan was reached in good faith despite one insurer's objections.

Expert Analysis

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • Series

    Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team

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    In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.

  • When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US

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    As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • Adapting Force Majeure To A Predictably Unpredictable World

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    As the climate and political landscapes get more complicated, force majeure provisions will likely be triggered increasingly often, demanding an evolving understanding of when events and their impacts are truly unforeseeable, say attorneys at Nossaman.

  • What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025

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    The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • How Trump's Tariff Promises May Play Out In 2nd Term

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    While it is unclear which of President-elect Donald Trump's promised tariffs he intends to actually implement in January, lessons from his first administration, laws governing executive action and U.S. trade agreements together paint a picture of what may be possible, say attorneys at Butzel.

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    Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • How Litigation, Supply Chains Buffeted Offshore Wind In 2024

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    U.S. offshore wind developers continue to face a range of challenges — including litigation brought by local communities and interest groups, ongoing supply chain issues, and a lack of interconnection and transmission infrastructure — in addition to uncertainty surrounding federal energy policy under the second Trump administration, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Permitting, Offtake Among Offshore Wind Challenges In 2024

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    Although federal offshore wind development started to pick up this year, many challenges to the industry became apparent as well — including slow federal permitting, the pitfalls of restarting permits after changes in project status, and the difficulties of negotiating economically viable offtake agreements, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.

  • Series

    Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

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