Construction Law

Construction Law is highly litigated, and one which has many legal ramifications present to construction companies, contractors, and sub-contractors.  Additionally, OSHA and other governmental regulatory bodies have an enormous impact on the industry, and it can be important to pay attention to changes dictated by the agency as far as employment matters, regarding employee safety regulations and accident reporting procedures. Additionally, intellectual property issues related to construction designs and litigation of those issues are also covered. The National Law Review covers the latest stories, developments, and litigation that impacts construction law and the Construction industry.

Both public and private construction projects are governed by contractual obligations, state law, and often times federal law and ordinances. Because of this, there are many terms that are binding on construction companies, as well as the individual, entity, or government agency. Visitors to the National Law Review can read about these binding terms, contractual disputes, construction defect claims, extra work claims as they unfold in the area of construction law.

The National Law Review also covers topics including permitting and zoning construction regulations in a variety of jurisdictions, liens and stop notice claims as they relate to construction sites, homeowner and subdivision claims, and public work issues related to public-private partnerships (P3). State and federal construction disputes, international disputes related to US agencies, and contractor and sub-contractor liability issues are also covered. Proper documentation of contracts, and contract terms, OSHA violations, important form contracts including AIA, EJDC, and AGC forms, and other developments in the area of construction law are covered regularly.

Regulations, ordinances, and zoning/permitting requirements change often, construction law is an area of law that is highly litigated. Visitors to the National Law Review will find the latest developments related to construction law, as well as expert legal analysis of the implications of litigation, new regulations, and legislation.

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Feb
7
2018
Pipeline Safety Update - Issue NO. 133 – February 7, 2018 Van Ness Feldman LLP
Feb
6
2018
Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2018
Summary of Amendments to Construction Lien Act Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jan
31
2018
The ongoing deconstruction of Carillion Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
26
2018
RFP for Entertainment Venue and RFQ for Banks Developer(s) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
26
2018
California Supreme Court Holds the Right to Repair Act Provides Exclusive Remedy for Construction Defect Claims Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jan
22
2018
California Supreme Court Affirms SB800 as Sole Remedy for Construction Defect Claims without Personal Injury Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
17
2018
Contractors May Benefit by Taking Equity in the Project They are Constructing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
16
2018
Construction Contracts and Tax: A Splitting Headache? Bracewell LLP
Jan
16
2018
Carillion’s Insolvency – How to Protect Yourself Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
11
2018
New law and proposed legislation would affect wetland permitting in Wisconsin Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
10
2018
IOSH Publishes Research Report and Industry Guidance on Nanotechnology in Construction and Demolition Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jan
2
2018
Who Can Be a Redeveloper of Property in New Jersey? Stark & Stark
Jan
2
2018
Construction Group News: Extremely Clear Pay-If-Paid Clause is Enforced Murtha Cullina
Dec
21
2017
Academic Institutions: When Renovating, Where Do Your PCBs Go? EPA Region 1 Enforces Against University for Improper PCB Disposal Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec
18
2017
THE LATEST: Non-Infringement of a Patent Also Not an Antitrust Injury McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
14
2017
Developer-Buyer Beware: Calling Assumed Improvement Bonds In North Carolina Can Be Complex Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
14
2017
Miami-Dade County Adopts New P3 Legislation Bilzin Sumberg
Dec
8
2017
Alleging and Proving Standing to Challenge Rezoning Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
6
2017
Local Government Contracts and Buying American Bilzin Sumberg
Dec
6
2017
Art in Public Places: Regulatory Burden or Opportunity? Bilzin Sumberg
Dec
4
2017
Actions Required by Contract Do Not Give Rise to a General Contractor’s Duty of Safety to a Subcontractor’s Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
4
2017
Listen to What the Insurance Policy Says: Construing Commercial General Liability Exclusions Without Preconceptions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
4
2017
Contractor Assessed Significant Liquidated Damages on Mackinaw Bridge Restoration Project Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
4
2017
Seventh Circuit Finds Duty to Defend Triggered in Illinois When Subcontractor’s Defective Work Causes Damage To Other Parts Of Project Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
4
2017
Denver’s Green Roof Initiative Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
4
2017
Silica Enforcement – OSHA’s Roadmap Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
4
2017
Gotcha! Issues to Watch for During Redevelopment Projects von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Nov
24
2017
HUD Webinar on RAD Construction Completion Certification & Minority Concentration Analysis Mapping Tool Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
21
2017
Construction One-Minute Read: Labor Harmony on a Mixed-Trade Project Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
17
2017
Can a CCIP Provide Workers' Compensation Immunity for Claims by Injured Employees of Subcontractors? Murtha Cullina
Nov
14
2017
P3 Legislative Update Bilzin Sumberg
Nov
14
2017
Construction Liens on Leased Commercial Premises Stark & Stark
Nov
13
2017
Employment Law This Week- November 13, 2017: EEOC Online Public Portal, Paid Sick Leave Preemption Law, DOL to Appeal Texas Ruling, California Law Makes Contractors Jointly Liable for Their Subs’ Unpaid Wages Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
6
2017
Preparing for the Changes in the New AIA 2017 Forms K&L Gates
Nov
3
2017
What’s The Plural Of Condominium? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
31
2017
La creatividad para conseguir financiación es necesaria para el éxito de P3 del Tribunal Civil de Miami-Dade Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
31
2017
Appellate Division Affirms Discharge of Improperly Served Construction Lien Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct
29
2017
Additional Changes to A201: 2017 AIA Document Series - Revisions to the Core Contract Documents (Part 6) Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Oct
29
2017
Revisions to the Core Contract Documents (Part 5): 2017 AIA Document Series Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Oct
26
2017
Creativity in Funding Necessary for Miami-Dade Civil Courthouse P3 Success Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
26
2017
Pennsylvania Superior Court Widens the Net for Negligent Misrepresentation Claims Against Professionals Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Oct
25
2017
Louisiana Voters Pass Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Construction Projects Bracewell LLP
Oct
25
2017
California Passes New Law Making Contractors Jointly Liable for Their Subcontractors’ Failure to Pay Wages Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
23
2017
Revisions to the Core Contract Documents (Part 4): Insurance and Bonding Provisions 2017 AIA Document Series Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Oct
18
2017
Federal Contract Requirements Post-Hurricane’s Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Part 1—National Interest Exemptions Jones Walker LLP
Oct
18
2017
Using Twitter to Explain Your Next Construction Project Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
18
2017
Construction Contractors: The Government Contractor Defense is Alive and Well in the Fifth Circuit Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
17
2017
California Officials Put Additional Pressure on General Contractors to Prevent Wage Theft Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
17
2017
California Building Owners and Contractors: Act before January 1, 2018, to Minimize Risks of Non-Paying Subcontractors Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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