Constructlaw®, published by Troutman Pepper Locke, focuses on legal issues related to construction law and arbitration. The blog covers topics such as arbitration procedures and strategies, statutory employer immunity in construction contexts, and the impact of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence on construction dispute resolution. It also addresses contractual and regulatory considerations in large-scale construction projects, including those driven by technological growth such as AI data centers. Additionally, the blog discusses risk management and compliance challenges faced by government contractors, especially during government shutdowns. Overall, the content centers on legal developments, case law analysis, procedural guidance, and industry-specific regulatory trends affecting construction law practitioners and stakeholders.
SDSP, LLC v. Attias, 2023 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1518
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania vacated a multimillion-dollar award to subcontractors arising from a payment dispute, and remanded the matter to the trial court for an attorney’s fees award to…
Introduction
America’s water infrastructure has long faced a critical need for funding and modernization. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there is a $105 billion funding gap for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projected over the next two…
Published in Practical Law The Journal on May 2, 2023. © Copyright 2023, Reuters News, publisher of Practical Law The Journal. Reprinted here with permission.
Arbitration is the most widely used method of dispute resolution in the construction industry. Parties…
Fed. Eng’rs & Constructors Inc. v. Relyant Global LLC, No. 3:19-CV-73-KAC-JEM, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95617 (E.D. Tenn., May 27, 2022)
This case arises out of the renovation of a U.S. Air Force dormitory in Missouri. The U.S. Army Corps…
Entech Engineering, P.C. v. Dewberry Engineers, Inc., 204 A.D.3d 467, 167 N.Y.S.3d 55 (1st Dep’t 2022)
The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division recently affirmed a ruling enforcing a pay-if-paid provision.
Defendant Dewberry Engineers, Inc. (Dewberry) contracted with the New…
Globalization increasingly fosters complex cross border transactions and other international business relationships. These transactions and business dealings often give rise to disputes that are commonly resolved through international arbitration.…
The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is poised to change how the United States views and implements public-private partnerships (P3s). At a high level, the IIJA encourages public entities to consider P3s and incentivizes private entities to…
On February 28, the New York Senate passed Bill S8430A to amend New York’s Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Section 881. The current version of Section 881, enacted in 1968, offers a developer judicial recourse when an owner or…
Virginia has joined the ranks of states that ban “pay-if-paid” clauses. Contingent payment clauses, like “pay-if-paid” and “pay-when-paid” clauses, protect contractors: A contractor need not pay its subcontractors or suppliers until the owner pays the contractor.…
On March 2, the New Mexico House of Representatives unanimously approved House Bill 213, which would allow public agencies to enter into P3 agreements to facilitate public infrastructure and broadband projects. The public infrastructure component covers the construction or…
