Construction

  • September 27, 2024

    Mich. Justices To Mull Sanctions Question In Fatal Crash Suit

    The Michigan Supreme Court said Friday it would review whether a defunct construction company should escape liability for an employee's fatal crash and whether the company deserved sanctions for dumping its records when it went out of business.

  • September 27, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Coca-Cola bring a trademark infringement claim against its former marketing director, Glencore face legal action by American Century ETF Trust, law firm Bishop Lloyd & Jackson defend itself against two solicitors it worked alongside during inquiries into Grenfell Tower, and a U.K. cruise line face a claim by a subsidiary of the sanctioned gambling platform GTLK.

  • September 26, 2024

    Seattle Firm Seeks $143M In Tunnel Machine Insurance Trial

    A Seattle construction contractor told a Washington state jury on Wednesday its insurers owe $143 million for repairs to a massive tunneling machine that sustained "catastrophic damage" when it struck a steel pipe underground in 2013, urging jurors to reject the defense that the claim fell under a "machinery breakdown" exclusion.

  • September 26, 2024

    Causation Claim Came Early, BP Spill Workers Tell 11th Circ.

    Cleanup workers of BP's Deepwater Horizon spill who say they were sickened by exposure to crude oil urged the Eleventh Circuit Thursday to reverse a judgment in favor of the company, arguing a Florida judge jumped the gun in tossing expert testimony about the links between their work and the respiratory conditions the workers say they developed.

  • September 26, 2024

    Steel Cos. Urge Feds To Probe Thai Pipes For Duty Evasion

    Domestic steel companies and a labor union urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate oil and gas pipe imports, alleging that foreign importers are skirting antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese steel pipes by shipping them through Thailand.

  • September 25, 2024

    Baltimore Bridge Wreck: 6 Months Later, Claims Mount

    A court deadline to challenge liability limits over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse shows an intense legal battle brewing as the U.S. government, Maryland and private plaintiffs sharpen their claims for damages against the owner and manager of the cargo ship that slammed into the bridge six months ago.

  • September 25, 2024

    Navajo Nation Inks $31M Deal With Bitco For Veteran Housing

    The Navajo Nation said it has signed a $31 million contract with tribally owned Bitco Corp. to build 95 homes for Navajo veterans, using funds provided by President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan Act.

  • September 25, 2024

    Developer Says Minn. City Made Rule To Block Mosque

    A developer and its Muslim founders claimed in federal court that Islamophobia motivated Lino Lakes, Minnesota, and several of its lawmakers to approve a moratorium that blocked the construction of a mixed-use development project that featured a mosque.

  • September 25, 2024

    Transco Backers Urge DC Circ. To Revisit Pipeline Ruling

    Natural gas and pipeline entities are firing back at a D.C. Circuit ruling that scrapped Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals for a five-state pipeline expansion project being pursued by the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., with one rival company saying the court's flawed decision sent "shockwaves through the industry."

  • September 25, 2024

    Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Of $10M NY Infant Injury Suit

    A New York federal court ruled Wednesday that an insurer had to face certain claims brought by a general contractor seeking defense coverage for $10 million underlying litigation blaming it for negligently injuring an infant with falling sheetrock while working in his home.

  • September 25, 2024

    Fed. Claims Court Won't Toss Abandoned Border Fence Suit

    The U.S. Court of Federal Claims refused to throw out a suit filed by California property owners who claimed that the federal government owed them compensation after it abandoned a U.S.-Mexico border fence project on the owners' leased properties, leaving behind construction debris and causing environmental damage.

  • September 25, 2024

    NJ Bill Would Hike Threshold For Tax On Property Transfers

    New Jersey would raise the threshold for the imposition of a controlling interest transfer tax or an additional fee on transfers of various kinds of real property under a bill introduced in the state Assembly.

  • September 25, 2024

    Pittsburgh Council OKs $500K To Settle Bridge Collapse Suits

    The city of Pittsburgh approved handing a Pennsylvania state court $500,000 — the city's maximum liability under state law — so it can bow out of lawsuits brought by people injured in the 2022 collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge.

  • September 25, 2024

    Cleary-Led Apogee Buys UW Solutions In $240M Cash Deal

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP-led Apogee Enterprises Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to buy high-performance coated substrates maker UW Interco LLC from private equity shop Heartwood Partners, both advised by Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, for $240 million in cash.

  • September 25, 2024

    Watchdog Pans Feds For Sole-Sourcing $5.6M Pavement Deal

    The U.S. General Services Administration's internal watchdog faulted the agency for using a preexisting contract to obtain $5.6 million worth of pavement services at border stations along the northern border, saying the work should have been put out for bidding.

  • September 24, 2024

    Invitation Homes Agrees To $48M Settlement With FTC

    The Federal Trade Commission said it has struck a $48 million agreement with Invitation Homes Inc. to settle claims against the nation's largest single-family home landlord, including that it deceived people about leasing costs and junk fees, failed to inspect and repair homes as promised, and unfairly held on to security deposits.

  • September 24, 2024

    Fired United Rentals Worker Denies Competing In New Job

    United Rentals Inc. cannot show that it suffered irreparable harm when an ex-employee started working for a new company after he was fired, and even if it could, his noncompete agreement is unenforceable, the worker said in a filing in Connecticut state court that seeks to stave off a preliminary injunction.

  • September 24, 2024

    Ex-Employee Sues Ga. Boiler Co., Alleging Retaliation

    A Black former employee of Combustion and Controls LLC sued the boiler company in Georgia federal court Tuesday, claiming he was treated worse than white co-workers, racially insulted, threatened with violence and ultimately fired after reporting the hostility.

  • September 24, 2024

    Md. Says Shipowner Liable For $2B Baltimore Bridge Rebuild

    Maryland said the owner and manager of the cargo ship that slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge must be held liable for the estimated $1.7 billion cost of rebuilding the bridge, claiming Tuesday that their negligence has caused "grievous impact" to Marylanders, the environment and the regional economy.

  • September 24, 2024

    Feds, Mill Owner Reach $1.4M Deal In Pollution Cleanup Row

    A property development group will pay more than $1.4 million to fund a permanent stewardship as part of an agreement with the state of Washington, the federal government and a slew of tribes to resolve allegations that it released hazardous substances into Port Gamble Bay near Seattle for more than a century.

  • September 24, 2024

    Insurer Says Telecom Co. Not Covered For Marshall Fire Suits

    A Liberty Mutual unit told a Colorado federal court that a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies isn't an additional insured under a policy issued to a construction company, thus making the subsidiary ineligible for coverage of underlying lawsuits alleging that poorly designed telecommunications lines contributed to the 2021 Marshall Fire.

  • September 24, 2024

    Insurer Beats Co.'s $5.5M Crash Settlement Coverage Suit

    A contractor for a road repavement project can't secure additional insured coverage under a subcontractor's policy for a $5.5 million settlement stemming from two accidents that were caused in part by insufficient warning signs, a North Carolina federal court ruled, noting the subcontractor properly completed its own signage work.

  • September 24, 2024

    King & Spalding, Skadden Rep $1.7B DE Shaw-Macquarie Deal

    Australian investment firm Macquarie Asset Management, advised by King & Spalding LLP, on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to take a "significant" minority stake in renewable energy company D.E. Shaw Renewables Investment Group, led by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, for up to $1.73 billion.

  • September 24, 2024

    Interior Dept. Awarding $24 Million For Ecosystem Projects

    The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday said it's awarding about $24 million to boost 50 ecosystem restoration projects across 34 states and territories.

  • September 23, 2024

    Battery Exec Can't Avoid Depo In $2B Plant Fight

    Battery manufacturer Gotion cannot block the deposition of its U.S. President Li Chen in a legal fight over the future of a proposed gigafactory in a Michigan town, a federal magistrate judge ruled Monday.

Expert Analysis

  • How Associates Can Build A Professional Image

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    As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.

  • Navigating New Safe Harbor For Domestic Content Tax Credits

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    The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s recent notice simplifying domestic content calculations for certain solar, onshore wind and battery storage projects, which directly acknowledges the difficulty for taxpayers in gathering data to support a domestic content analysis, should make it easier to qualify additional domestic content bonus tax credits, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • How A Bumblebee Got Under Calif. Wildlife Regulator's Bonnet

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    A California bumblebee's listing as an endangered species could lead to a regulatory quagmire as California Department of Fish and Wildlife permits now routinely include survey requirements for the bee, but the regulator has yet to determine what the species needs for conservation, says David Smith at Manatt.

  • The Clock Is Ticking For Fla. Construction Defect Claims

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    Ahead of the fast-approaching July 1 deadline for filing construction defect claims in Florida, Sean Ravenel at Foran Glennon discusses how the state's new statute of repose has changed the timeline, and highlights several related issues that property owners should be aware of.

  • Series

    Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    There are many ways that chess skills translate directly into lawyer skills, but for me, the bigger career lessons go beyond the direct parallels — playing chess has shown me the value of seeing gradual improvement in and focusing deep concentration on a nonwork endeavor, says attorney Steven Fink.

  • State Procurement Could Be Key For Calif. Offshore Wind

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    A recent ruling from the California Public Utilities Commission highlights how the state's centralized electricity procurement mechanism could play a critical role in the development of long lead-time resources — in particular, offshore wind — by providing market assurance to developers and reducing utilities' procurement risks, say attorneys at Wilson Sonsini.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians

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    Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent

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    As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.

  • Series

    Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge​​​​​​​ at Robinson Bradshaw.

  • A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence

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    The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.

  • To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef

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    To deliver clear and effective written advocacy, lawyers should follow the model of a fine dining chef — seasoning a foundation of pure facts with punchy descriptors, spicing it up with analogies, refining the recipe and trimming the fat — thus catering to a sophisticated audience of decision-makers, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?

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    Last week's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance, notable for a concurrence outlining the use of artificial intelligence to evaluate a term's common meaning, is hopefully the first step toward developing a coherent basis for the judiciary's generative AI use, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.

  • Opinion

    US Solar Import Probe's Focus On China Is Misguided

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    The U.S. Department of Commerce's recent anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation focuses on the apparent Chinese ownership of solar device importers in four Southeast Asian countries — a point that is irrelevant under the controlling statute, says John Anwesen at Lighthill.

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