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Additionally, the National Law Review covers regulations and legislation as it relates to mortgages and other real estate lending requirements; including, the requirements imposed on lenders under RESPA, and other news from the CFPB as it relates to homeownership and mortgage procedures, such as the Know Before You Owe Rule.

Articles related to highway safety, transportation news, and other utilities-topics, are also covered by the National Law Review. Coverage of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and changes to the organization are analyzed by NLR legal experts. The emerging technology of autonomous vehicles, developments in that technology, and the emerging regulation around driverless cars are analyzed, and the impact of this game-changing technology is considered.

In the construction arena, reporting worker injuries on the job site, and coverage of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) laws are extensively reported on by the attorney writers at the National Law Review. 

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Recent Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Zoning News

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Jun
9
2023
 OFCCP’s New CSAL Identifies 250 Construction Contractors and Subcontractors for Compliance Reviews Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
7
2023
 OSHA Launches New National Emphasis Program Focused on Preventing Workplace Falls Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
6
2023
 OFCCP Announces Audits for Construction Contractors Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
6
2023
 Common Contract Concerns for Community Associations Varnum LLP
Jun
6
2023
 Architects Should Not Make Initial Decisions on Construction Disputes Robinson & Cole LLP
May
30
2023
 Florida Legislature Reduces State-Level Sales Tax on Most Real Property Leases Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
26
2023
 Job Hazard Analysis: Pre-Test Planning, Communication, and Documentation [PODCAST] Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
24
2023
 Incorporation Clauses: Does the Subcontractor Really Assume All Obligations of the Prime Contractor? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
May
23
2023
 Alabama Supreme Court Interprets “Preservation improvements” in Tax Sale Statutes Nelson Mullins
May
22
2023
 The American Rule Stands? Appellate Court Remands for Prevailing Party to Segregate Between Recoverable and Non-Recoverable Fees Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
May
18
2023
 Due Process, Retroactive Laws, and Vested Rights in Development Projects Pierce Atwood LLP
May
15
2023
 Sixth Circuit Invalidates Application of Nashville’s Sidewalk Ordinance Under The Takings Clause Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
14
2023
 State Supreme Court Decision Highlights Need to Get Insurance and Indemnity Clauses Right in Construction Contracts Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
13
2023
 Michigan Sales and Use Tax Acts Amendment Expands Tax Exemption for Industrial Processing ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
9
2023
 Another Law Will Increase Construction Costs in New York Robinson & Cole LLP
May
8
2023
 The American Rule Doesn’t Stand: Contractor Uses Offer of Judgment to Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Retention Dispute Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
May
8
2023
 Community Association Transition Litigation: “Who ya gonna call?” Stark & Stark
May
7
2023
 OSHA Releases New National Emphasis Program on Fall Hazards Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
3
2023
 The Importance of Strong Project & Commercial Management Administration Ankura
Apr
28
2023
 The American Rule Stands: Court Rejects Fee-Shifting Under Indemnity Clause Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
25
2023
 Connecticut Court Clarifies a Limit on Payment Bond Claims for Public Projects Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
24
2023
 Failure to Timely Produce in Discovery Underlying Written Contract with Insured Prevented General Contractor from Establishing Status as an Additional Insured Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
24
2023
 Collision at the Intersection of Construction and Intellectual Property Law: Are You Protecting Your Firm’s Trade Secrets? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
21
2023
 Does the 9th Circuit’s Rejection of Berkeley, CA’s Municipal Gas Ban Spell Doom For Massachusetts’ Own Gas-Banning “Demonstration Program”? Pierce Atwood LLP
Apr
21
2023
 Ninth Circuit cans Berkeley Gas Ban under Federal Law K&L Gates
Apr
20
2023
 Do Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Advertising and Marketing Restrictions Go Too Far? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
20
2023
 SCOTUS Rejects Acrylamide in Food Case Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
20
2023
 Ninth Circuit Rejects Berkeley, California Ban on Natural Gas Hookups in New Construction ArentFox Schiff LLP
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