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Construction Law Insights
State Public Construction Work to Continue
As of Thursday, March 19, 2020, Ohio State agencies are reporting that construction projects will continue, despite the Coronavirus. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) directed office staff, who are…
Best Practices Construction Law
Tornadoes and Other Catastrophic Events Can Cripple a Construction Project—And How to Respond
I missed it by less than an hour. I was working late last week and left my office right before midnight ... which happened to be right before a Category…
China Law Insight
政策加持，建设项目复工走起来
By King & Wood
疫情来临，党和国家采取了一系列高效的综合应对方案，其中在各行业的用地及其开发建设领域，采取了土地出让中止、建设项目暂停、复工延期、售楼部暂时关停等一系列措施。
Ahead of Schedule
Plan Ahead for Project Challenges in 2020
By Tamara Boeck
[caption id="attachment_1497" align="alignright" width="300"] Construction worker.[/caption] In the event of a near-term slowdown in the U.S. economy, analysts forecast that any resulting decline in construction starts will nevertheless leave the…
The Construction Seyt
Foreign Governments Contracting for Construction in the United States: Navigating the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
By David Blake
Foreign states and their agencies engage in a variety of construction projects in the United States, all of which are subject to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSA”).[1] This article explains…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Endorsements Preclude Coverage for Alleged Faulty Workmanship
The court found coverage for alleged faulty workmanship was barred by the Combination Construction Related Endorsement and Roofing Endorsement. Evanston Ins. Co. v. A&S Roofing, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…
Construction Law in North Carolina
Never, ever, ever assume! (or, how a stuck shoe is like a construction project assumption)
This summer, I had the fortune of taking a trip to Europe. The first place I visited was Amsterdam. A lovely town with a lot of culture and more canals…
Construction Law in North Carolina
Never, ever, ever assume! (or, how a stuck shoe is like a construction project assumption)
This summer, I had the fortune of taking a trip to Europe. The first place I visited was Amsterdam. A lovely town with a lot of culture and more canals…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Prevailing Wage Class Action Dismissed for Failure to Allege “Public Work” Was Involved
The area of prevailing wage law, construction wage-hour law, is a niche within a niche and a very complicated area of wage hour law. I am proud to say I…
Construction Payment Blog
Alabama Pay if Paid Clauses Are Enforceable – Even by Sureties
By Matt Viator
Pay if paid clauses are generally frowned upon in the construction industry. However, a recent case shows that pay if paid clauses are clearly enforceable in Alabama. Pay if paid…