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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test
By Daniel Towns, Jennifer Ciccarelli
In All Seasons Landscaping, Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am., a Connecticut court considered for the first time whether the performance of warranty work tolls the statute…
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Federal Court Confirms Liberal Federal Policy Favoring Arbitration Awards
Industrial Steel Construction, Inc. v. Lunda Construction Company, 33 F.4th 1038, 1041 (8th Cir. 2022) This federal case relates to the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi River between…
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Louisiana Court Enforces AIA Wavier of Subrogation to Preclude Carrier’s Recovery
By Edward Philpot, Jennifer Ciccarelli
2700 Bohn Motor, LLC v. F.H. Myers Construction Corp., 338 So.3d 500 (La. Ct. App. 2022). This case involved the restoration of an old building in New Orleans. Fire broke…
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Troutman Pepper’s National Construction Practice Named Among Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year for Second Consecutive Year
Practice Recognized for Major Deals, Litigation Wins in 2022 NEW YORK – For the second consecutive year, Troutman Pepper’s Construction Practice Group has been recognized nationally among Law360’s Practice Groups…
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Ohio Court Reforms Construction Contract to Correct “Manifest Absurdity” in Termination for Convenience Term
By Anthony Melon, Jennifer Ciccarelli
Hanuman Chalisa, LLC v. BoMar Contr., Inc., 2022-Ohio-1111, 187 N.E.3d 1108 (Ct. App.) Hanuman Chalisa LLC (owner) contracted BoMar Contracting, Inc. (BoMar) to construct a hotel in Columbus, OH. The…
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Standard Arbitration Clause for Construction Contract
By Albert Bates, Zach Torres-Fowler
Accreditation: An extract from Thomas Reuters Practical Law. The full document is available at https://content.next.westlaw.com/practical-law/document/I3e46a7343fed11ed9f24ec7b211d8087/Standard-Arbitration-Clause-for-Construction-Contract. Troutman Pepper Partners Albert Bates and Zach Torres-Fowler published a Thomas Reuters Practical Law guide…
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Troutman Pepper Serves as Specialty Construction Counsel in $4.2 Billion Redevelopment Project at John F. Kennedy International Airport
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NEW YORK – Troutman Pepper, as specialty construction counsel, represented a consortium of investors consisting of Vantage Airport Group, JetBlue, American Triple I, and RXR Realty in a deal to…
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Not Everything Is Bigger in Texas: Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court’s Expansive Interpretation of Indemnity Clause
RKI Expl. & Prod., LLC v. Ameriflow Energy Servs., LLC, No. 02-20-00384-CV, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 4331 (Tex. App. June 23, 2022) A recent decision by the Court of Appeals…
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Twists and Turbines — A New York Case Highlights an Owner’s Risk When Not Using Full-Wrap EPC Delivery
By Todd Heffner
New York State Thruway Auth. v. CHA Consulting, Inc., 165 N.Y.S.3d 832 (Albany Co., Sup. Ct. 2022). This case involved a dispute over a wind turbine project. The root cause…
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Illinois Federal District Court Enforces Partially Executed Agreement to Arbitrate
United States ex rel. Spirtas Worldwide, LLC v. SGLC Consulting LLC, No. 3:21-CV-00182-MAB, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105589; 2022 WL 2116451 (S.D. Ill. June 13, 2022) The U.S. District Court…