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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Mar
18
2014
Patent Infringement Complaint Seeks To Fence Competitor Out Of Field Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar
11
2016
Pay and Chase Insurer for Settlement? Better Get a Release Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Aug
18
2014
Pay Attention to Indemnity Provisions in Construction Contracts Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
21
2019
Pay Equity for Women Filling Labor Shortage in Construction Industry Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
17
2019
Pay First, Ask Questions Later: Court of Appeal Ruling on “Smash and Grab” Adjudications in S&T (UK) Limited vs. Grove Developments Limited K&L Gates
Oct
9
2023
Pay Frequency Claims Pass Muster in New York Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
7
2010
Pay When Paid Clauses - Sword & Shield Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Oct
18
2022
Pay-When-Paid Provisions Still Unenforceable in New York State Phillips Lytle LLP
Sep
28
2012
PCBs in Building Caulking – Beware the Enforcer Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
1
2019
Pending Approval By Governor, Companies That Rent Industrial "Special Mobile Equipment" Will No Longer Be Subject to Strict Vicarious Liability for the Actions of Their Renters Carlton Fields
Jul
16
2019
Pennsylvania 2019 Tax Bill Adds Opportunity Zone Conformity for Personal Income Tax, Adopts New Sales Tax Provisions, and Amends Other Tax and Credit Provisions Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
8
2020
Pennsylvania Construction Amid COVID-19 K&L Gates
Oct
8
2018
Pennsylvania Construction Contractors Gain New Tools to Collect Payments Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
18
2012
Pennsylvania Enacts Mandatory E-Verify for Public Contractors Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
26
2017
Pennsylvania Superior Court Widens the Net for Negligent Misrepresentation Claims Against Professionals Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Feb
27
2017
Pennsylvania’s New “State Construction Notices Directory” and the Implementation of Significant Changes to Pennsylvania’s Mechanics’ Lien Law K&L Gates
Jan
18
2022
PFAS Risks and Construction Industry: Yes, EPA Actions Will Impact You! CMBG3 Law
Jun
10
2020
Phase 1 Construction Guidelines: Guidance for Real Estate Developers in New York City Mintz
Dec
24
2020
Philadelphia City Council Approves Changes to Tax Abatement Programs and Imposes Residential Construction Tax Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
7
2018
Pipeline Safety Update - Issue NO. 133 – February 7, 2018 Van Ness Feldman LLP
Apr
2
2014
Plaintiff Entitled to Judicial Enforcement of Arbitrator Qualifications Requirement of Construction Contract Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
24
2018
Plans for Poland’s Mega-Airport Progress Rapidly Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
3
2022
Please provide your comments to NIST about Zero Trust Architecture by July 5, 2022! Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
14
2015
Policy and Legal Implications of Implementing Renewable Energy at Scale: Finance Gap for Innovation Deployment (Part 4 of 6) Mintz
Sep
21
2015
PortMiami Hoping to Continue P3 Success Bilzin Sumberg
Jan
20
2015
Positive Signs for New Home Construction Bilzin Sumberg
Mar
18
2020
Potential Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Construction Projects Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
3
2023
Powered By Foley: Construction Lending Trends in Clean Energy [PODCAST] Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
17
2021
Powerline Connections: Navigating Potential Project Delays [PODCAST] McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
3
2019
Practical Completion: Clarifying A "Trifling" Topic K&L Gates
May
22
2020
Practical Considerations under FIDIC Contracts in Light of COVID-19 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
17
2021
Practical Tips for Managing the Risks of PCBs in Building Materials Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
23
2015
Practical Tips for New Construction Homebuyers Stark & Stark
Oct
9
2018
Pragmatism Wins the Day in GAO Buy American Protest Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
16
2023
Pre COVID-19 Construction Cost Estimates Are Likely Outdated Stark & Stark
Nov
6
2017
Preparing for the Changes in the New AIA 2017 Forms K&L Gates
Feb
7
2022
President Biden Signs Executive Order Requiring Project Labor Agreements for Large-Scale Federal Construction Projects ($35 Million) Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
2
2014
President Obama’s New Executive Order Requires Federal Contractors to Disclose Labor Violations Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
13
2018
President Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Opportunity Zones Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
24
2011
Presumptive Prejudice to Sureties Defeats Owners' Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
25
2011
Prevailing Wage Laws: What Are They and How Are They Changing? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
21
2012
Preventing Construction Falls U.S. Department of Labor
Oct
19
2022
Prime Contractor Beware, No. 1: Watch Out for Owner/Lender Consent and Assignment Agreements Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Dec
19
2022
Prime Contractor Beware, No. 3: Tis The Season, but is your Retainage safe under the Tree? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Oct
13
2016
Primer on Zoning Variances in North Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
16
2014
Principal Architects on Residential Projects Liable for Construction Defects Outside Their Control; Developers and Owners May Pay the Price Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2017
Privity and Additional Insured Coverage Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
28
2012
Pro-Business Environmental Permitting Process Bill HB503 on its Way to Florida Governor for Approval Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jun
19
2013
Procedures for Contractors Seeking to Participate in New Jersey Homeowner Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation (RREM) Program Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Mar
21
2020
Proceed, Pause or Be Damned? Immediate Construction Contract Considerations for Owners and Contractors Davis|Kuelthau, s.c.
 

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