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The Duty for Insurance Companies to Defend Construction Disputes jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-du… | by @bradleylegal

The Duty for Insurance Companies to Defend Construction Disputes

Companies in the construction industry face the risk of disputes every day, and defending those disputes means incurring attorneys’ fees. While companies sometimes pay those attorneys’ fees out...

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ASBCA: How Government Contractors Organize a Delay Claim Can Make or Break Its Sum Certain jdsupra.com/legalnews/asbca-… | by @bradleylegal

ASBCA: How Government Contractors Organize a Delay Claim Can Make or Break Its Sum Certain

Government contractors pursuing complex delay claims got a helpful reminder from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) this month in the case of Bahadir Construction Engineering...

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Stormwater Enforcement/Construction: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Carroll Site Operator Enter into Order by Consent jdsupra.com/legalnews/stormw…

Stormwater Enforcement/Construction: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Carroll Site...

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“VDEQ”) and Lineberrys Logistics, LLC (“LL”) entered into a July 9th Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of Virginia State...

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Updates to NYC Heat Illness City Guidelines jdsupra.com/legalnews/update… | by @connmaciel_llp

Updates to NYC Heat Illness City Guidelines

On June 22, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed Executive Order No. 17, “Protecting Workers from Extreme Heat,” directing multiple City agencies to develop guidance, conduct studies,...

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Australia Court Confirms Proceedings May Be Split Between Court and Arbitration jdsupra.com/legalnews/austra… | by @KLGates

Australia Court Confirms Proceedings May Be Split Between Court and Arbitration

A recent decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal1 addressed the operation of section 7 of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) in circumstances where only part of a dispute fell...

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Smart Dispute Boards: Leveraging AI In Complex Construction Cases jdsupra.com/legalnews/smart-… | by @whitecase

Smart Dispute Boards: Leveraging AI In Complex Construction Cases

Construction disputes are characterized by complexity, volume and high financial stakes. AI-enabled tools are now being deployed to help dispute boards ("DBs") manage that complexity and volume...

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Recorded Does Not Mean Valid: North Carolina Property Owners Should Check Lien Filing Details jdsupra.com/legalnews/record… | by @Holland_Knight

Recorded Does Not Mean Valid: North Carolina Property Owners Should Check Lien Filing Details

When the legislature gives a party certain rights, with prescribed ways to enforce them, one shouldn't be cavalier about adhering to those ways. A North Carolina Court of Appeals decision issued...

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State Government Can’t Dodge 12-Year Deadline that Protects Contractors jdsupra.com/legalnews/state-… | by @cohenseglias

State Government Can’t Dodge 12-Year Deadline that Protects Contractors

Construction industry professionals in Pennsylvania have reason to breathe a little easier after a recent decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In the case of Clearfield County v....

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (8/5/26) – Data Centers Reshape Hotel Demand, AI Changes Construction Workflows and Global Tariffs... jdsupra.com/legalnews/real-e… | by @Gravel2Gavel

Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (8/5/26) – Data Centers Reshape Hotel Demand, AI Changes...

In our latest roundup, AI creates new real estate play for VCs, Wall Street sells more rental homes, builders capitalize on flood of water projects and more!

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Florida's Impact Fee Credit Rule: What Developers Must Know jdsupra.com/legalnews/florid… | by @BilzinLaw

Florida's Impact Fee Credit Rule: What Developers Must Know

Most local governments in Florida assess various impact fees for new developments, including but not limited to water impact fees, sewer impact fees, school impact fees, and transportation impact...

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Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Boards: A Practical Tool for Keeping Construction Projects Moving While Resolving Issues jdsupra.com/legalnews/disput… | by @tlslegal

Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Boards: A Practical Tool for Keeping Construction Projects Moving...

Construction disputes rarely pop up overnight. Usually, they brew slowly: an unanswered request for information, a disputed change order, an unowned schedule impact. But the show must go on—and...

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Timing Soil Testing for Optimal Land Development jdsupra.com/legalnews/timing…

Timing Soil Testing for Optimal Land Development

Planning soil testing plays an important role in land development projects. By focusing on the right timing, environmental, health, and safety experts can enhance the effectiveness of both soil...

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Louisiana Enacts Sweeping Changes to its Prompt Payment Law for Construction Projects jdsupra.com/legalnews/louisi… | by @PhelpsDunbar

Louisiana Enacts Sweeping Changes to its Prompt Payment Law for Construction Projects

On June 8, Governor Jeff Landry signed HB 638 into law as Act 822 of the 2026 Regular Session, amending and reenacting La. R.S. § 9:2784. The new law took effect on August 1. Act 822...

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Construction Mediation Best Practices for Productive Resolution jdsupra.com/legalnews/constr… | by @JAMSADR

Construction Mediation Best Practices for Productive Resolution

In this episode of the JAMS podcast, JAMS neutrals (Hon.) Nancy Holtz (Ret.), Stacy La Scala, Esq. and Philip Bruner, Esq. discuss how parties and counsel can make construction mediations more...

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[Podcast] Construction Mediation Best Practices for Productive Resolution jdsupra.com/legalnews/podcas… | by @JAMSADR

[Podcast] Construction Mediation Best Practices for Productive Resolution

In this episode of the JAMS podcast, JAMS neutrals (Hon.) Nancy Holtz (Ret.), Stacy La Scala, Esq. and Philip Bruner, Esq. discuss how parties and counsel can make construction mediations more...

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The Purpose and Importance of Indemnification Provisions jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-pu… | by @ShuttsBowen

The Purpose and Importance of Indemnification Provisions

Indemnification is a risk-allocation tool that shifts responsibility for a loss from one party to another. In Florida, indemnification may arise either through an express contractual provision or...

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Texas Department of Transportation Executes Contracts for the Grand Parkway Segment B-1 Project jdsupra.com/legalnews/texas-… | by @NossamanLaw

Texas Department of Transportation Executes Contracts for the Grand Parkway Segment B-1 Project

On July 15, 2026, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) executed a design-build contract and associated capital maintenance contract for the SH 99 Grand Parkway Segment B-1 Design-Build...

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TCC Refuses Reverse Summary Judgment on Claim for Repudiatory Breach of Remediation Agreement jdsupra.com/legalnews/tcc-re… | by @Mayer_Brown

TCC Refuses Reverse Summary Judgment on Claim for Repudiatory Breach of Remediation Agreement

In the Technology and Construction Court ("TCC"), Mr Justice Constable has handed down judgment in Durkan Estates Limited v Wallace Estates Limited [2026] EWHC (TCC) refusing a freeholder's...

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Not So Fast: Recent ASBCA Decision Highlights Government’s Burden Before Terminating a Contractor for Default jdsupra.com/legalnews/not-so… | by @PilieroMazza

Not So Fast: Recent ASBCA Decision Highlights Government’s Burden Before Terminating a Contractor...

A recent decision from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA or Board) offers a useful reminder that the government must do more than point to performance problems when terminating...

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Stormwater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Director's Order/Assessment Addressing Putnam County Facility jdsupra.com/legalnews/stormw…

Stormwater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Director's...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a July 2nd Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Hub Circle, LLC (“Hub”) addressing alleged violations of a General...

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