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  • April 27, 2026

    White House Ballroom Suit Will Continue, Preservationists Say

    The National Trust for Historic Preservation said Monday it will not drop its lawsuit over the Trump administration's plans to turn the White House's East Wing into an 89,000-square-foot ballroom, despite a shooting incident at a gala the president attended this weekend.

  • April 27, 2026

    Judge Flags Lead Plaintiff Issues In McDermott Merger Suit

    A Texas federal judge Monday questioned whether a shareholder group is too large and whether a late-buying individual investor could represent a subclass of investors in a suit accusing energy industry engineering giant McDermott International Inc. of misleading investors during its $6 billion merger with Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV in 2018.

  • April 27, 2026

    NJ Justices Asked To Expand General Contractor Duty Of Care

    A laborer injured while working on the Goethals Bridge replacement project attempted to persuade the New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday to broaden the duty of care for general contractors on commercial construction projects.

  • April 27, 2026

    Contractor Can't Evade FCA Deal Due To Financial Troubles

    Participants of an alleged scheme to defraud a veterans' contracting program must abide by a 2024 settlement reached on the eve of trial, a D.C. federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting an IT firm's claims that the deal has become "commercially impracticable."

  • April 27, 2026

    Developer Fights NC County's Data Center Moratorium

    The developer behind a planned data center project in Chatham County, North Carolina, has filed suit in state court challenging a yearlong moratorium on permitting for data centers, arguing that the provision violated state law governing moratoria on development approvals.

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