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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Dec
17
2018
Late-Filed Appeal to Zoning Board is a Nullity, Not a Springboard to Constructive Approval Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
21
2017
Latest (and Greatest) Colorado Construction Defect Reform Bill—SB17-156 Holland & Hart LLP
Nov
3
2010
Lawsuit Challenging Legitimacy of LEED Program Could Have Major Implications Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
4
2011
Lead-Based Paint: What Lenders Should Know About Pre-1978 Housing Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan
24
2012
LEED 101: A Look at the Proposed LEED Update – LEED 2012 Mintz
Dec
21
2012
LEED v4 Nearing Completion McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
20
2015
Legal Considerations for Homebuilder Franchises Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
16
2023
Legal Rights When EGLE Requests Removal of Sandbags on the Great Lakes Shorelines Varnum LLP
Mar
27
2023
Legislative Corrosion of Time Bars in Construction Contracts K&L Gates
Sep
20
2016
Legislative Update for the Remodeling Industry; Draft HR 5254 - Federal Senior Accessible Housing Act von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
May
25
2012
Lenders Beware: Eleventh Circuit's Ruling in TOUSA Increases Fraudulent Transfer Risk Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
14
2016
Lessons from Lumber Liquidators’ Recent Lacey Act Criminal Sentence: Are You Exposed to Costly Environmental Compliance Risks? Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
6
2016
Lessor of Equipment Entitled to Miller Act Recovery, Even Though Manufacturer Delivered Equipment Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
7
2017
Letters of Intent in Construction Industry: The How, Why and Why Not of Enforceability Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb
3
2015
Letters of Intent in Construction Project Negotiations--Pt 1 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
3
2015
Letters of Intent in Construction Project Negotiations--Pt 2 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct
9
2023
Levelling the Playing Field: Prohibiting Unfair Contract Terms in Australia Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
30
2018
Leveraging Public Funding for Mass Transit With P3s Bilzin Sumberg
Aug
28
2019
Ley de apelaciones de zonificación de Florida: Denegación de excepción especial anulada en el condado de Miami-Dade Bilzin Sumberg
Jul
25
2017
Liability and Insurance Coverage for Subcontractor’s Negligence: Do Your Form Contracts and Insurance Policies Still Fit? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
29
2009
Liability Insurance and the Duty to Defend: When Does the “Eight Corners” Test Have an Extra Corner? Much Shelist, P.C.
Jul
31
2023
Licensing and Permitting for Solar Panel Projects in North Carolina Ward and Smith, P.A.
Jun
7
2017
Lien Claimants Should Always Serve Pre-Lien Notices, Especially for Offsite Work Armstrong Teasdale
May
8
2017
Lien, Lien Go Away: Construction Liens von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb
16
2024
Limitation of Damages Clause in Contract Held Inapplicable to Subcontractor’s Change Order Claim Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jul
28
2023
Limitation of Liability in Extra Work Order Trumped by Subcontract Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Oct
22
2014
Lincoln Road, Miami Property Prices Soar Bilzin Sumberg
Sep
11
2023
Liquidated Damages Disproportionate to Actual Damages Deemed Unenforceable Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Sep
19
2018
Liquidated Damages for Delay: Contract Considerations for Owners and Contractors Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
Dec
4
2017
Listen to What the Insurance Policy Says: Construing Commercial General Liability Exclusions Without Preconceptions Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
10
2014
Little Pink Houses: Debate Regarding Zoning Laws and Accessory Dwelling Units Getting More and More Relevant Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
6
2017
Local Government Contracts and Buying American Bilzin Sumberg
Jun
18
2014
Local Governments Employ Zoning to Create Harmony in Land Use [VIDEO] Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
28
2022
Local Preemption and Wetlands in Massachusetts: An Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
18
2019
Location, Location, Location: A Primer on Qualified Opportunity Zones von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
 

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