/construction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Construction Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:49:25 +0000 /construction/articles/2354250?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2354250 Acknowledging property owner and creditor valuation objections and unsettled claims, a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $60 million stalking horse offer intended to jumpstart bidding for a 134-acre tract southeast of Los Angeles that was once part of a resort development plan. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:41:27 +0000 /construction/articles/2354436?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2354436 Illinois increased its tax on sports betting and tobacco products and extended its tax on hotel operators to include short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos under a budget bill approved by the governor. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:49:47 +0000 /construction/articles/2352746?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2352746 As the tariff landscape continues to shift, companies must anticipate potential friction points arising out of certain common contractual provisions, prepare to defend against breach claims, and respond to changing circumstances in contractual and treaty-based relationships, say attorneys at Debevoise. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:53:55 +0000 /construction/articles/2354443?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2354443 Several law firms are duking it out for a lead counsel appointment representing a new class of end-user plaintiffs in consolidated litigation accusing PVC pipe companies of using a commodity pricing service to exchange information and illegally fix prices, with Pearson Simon & Warshaw LLP, Kirby McInerney LLP, Fegan Scott LLC and Levin Sedran & Berman LLP making bids. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:35:01 +0000 /construction/articles/2341634?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2341634 As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:29:21 +0000 /construction/articles/2354314?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2354314 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed on Tuesday that she is once again waiving a number of environmental and historical preservation laws to facilitate border wall construction, this time in Texas. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:48:44 +0000 /construction/articles/2354267?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2354267 Contractor Sterling Infrastructure Inc. on Tuesday unveiled plans to buy "substantially all" of CEC Facilities Group's assets in a $505 million cash-and-stock deal. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:48:39 +0000 /construction/articles/2353327?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2353327 As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:48:56 +0000 /construction/articles/2353893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2353893 Nearly two dozen people who say they were poisoned by Monsanto-made chemicals asked a Washington state jury on Monday for a damages award of $1.1 billion to $3.3 billion, as the company's counsel countered the plaintiffs lack blood testing results and other key evidence to back their "extraordinary" request. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:34:11 +0000 /construction/articles/2353114?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2353114 A blasting services and distribution company used unqualified personnel, made design errors and failed to supervise an explosives operation at a Colorado quarry, a construction company alleged in North Carolina federal court. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:17:57 +0000 /construction/articles/2353951?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2353951 Energy Transfer and a group of investors have reached a $15 million settlement to resolve a class action claiming the company misled them about its $3 billion Mariner East 2 and Revolution pipeline projects, after a trial date for the case was scratched last month. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:39:29 +0000 /construction/articles/2347458?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2347458 If a Florida appellate court overturns the trial court in a pending construction contract dispute, the state could experience a seismic shift in construction defect damages, effectively leaving homeowners and developers with an incomplete remedy, says Andrew Gold at Akerman. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:26:54 +0000 /construction/articles/2347421?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2347421 The passage of a bill in Texas that would provide litigants with access to a greater swath of judicial remedies in immunity disputes with government entities and officials would be an invaluable boon for property rights, says Nathan Vrazel at Munsch Hardt. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:23:04 +0000 /construction/articles/2353718?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2353718 The former owner of a North Carolina concrete company is seeking attorney fees after defeating a buyer's fraud suit in a rare midtrial victory, saying her opponent should have to cover her legal costs for bringing claims to trial that were both "frivolous" and "malicious." Fri, 13 Jun 2025 22:24:56 +0000 /construction/articles/2353382?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2353382 The Ninth Circuit on Friday held that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management must reconsider a small part of its approval for the controversial ConocoPhillips Willow oil and gas project, though it stopped short of vacating existing approvals for the Arctic energy development and allowed the project to proceed. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:08:03 +0000 /construction/articles/2352554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2352554 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Real Estate Authority — including an inside look at California's Builder's Remedy, aggressive moves by South Korean mezzanine lenders, and why one BigLaw hospitality leader says hotels are "scared to death."  Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:01:37 +0000 /construction/articles/2353247?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2353247 The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Maryland mechanical contractor's lawsuit against a Sheet Metal Air Rail & Transportation Workers local on Friday, ruling that the union's alleged smear campaign against the company didn't rise to the level of an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:29:20 +0000 /construction/articles/2351765?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2351765 The Massachusetts high court's decision in Trustees of Boston University v. CHA, holding that a bespoke contractual indemnity provision means that a construction defect claim is not subject to Massachusetts' statute of repose, should spur design and construction professionals to negotiate limited provisions, says Christopher Sweeney at Conn Kavanaugh. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:50:38 +0000 /construction/articles/2353241?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2353241 Pennsylvania's labor regulator should have at least considered accepting a business's late submission of a response to accusations of child labor stemming from a fatal accident with a wood chipper, a state appellate panel ruled Friday in an opinion that clarified when to make exceptions to agency filing deadlines. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:49:02 +0000 /construction/articles/2352809?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2352809 A representations and warranties insurer accused a private equity firm in Delaware Chancery Court of causing its policyholder to pay too much in its $140 million acquisition of a construction equipment manufacturer, arguing the firm must reimburse the insurer for its $12 million coverage payment.