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Latest News in Construction
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October 03, 2024
NJ Contractors Accused Of $10M Fraud In Lead Removal Work
A New Jersey construction company billed the city of Newark $10.2 million for replacing 1,500 lead water service lines but never did the work, instead concocting false evidence to show new copper pipes had been installed, federal authorities said Thursday in announcing the arrests of the chief executive and a foreperson.
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October 03, 2024
Mine Can't Toss CSX's Suit Over Post-Hurricane Derailment
A North Carolina federal judge won't throw out claims from CSX Transportation Inc. against a North Carolina sand and gravel mine over a 2018 derailment, finding there's sufficient evidence for a jury to conclude the mine was negligent in its water management, leading to erosion following Hurricane Florence that washed out a section of track.
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October 03, 2024
Enviro Policy Trends That Will Continue Beyond The Election
Come October in a presidential election year, the policy world feels like a winner-take-all scenario, with the outcome of the vote determining how or even whether we are regulated — but there are several key ongoing trends that will continue to drive environmental regulation regardless of the election results, say J. Michael Showalter and Samuel Rasche at ArentFox Schiff.
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October 02, 2024
DOL Judge Remands Rejected Request For Foreign Welders
A U.S. Department of Labor judge instructed a certifying officer to reconsider the rejection of a ConocoPhillips subcontractor's request to hire 75 welders for 18 months for a controversial oil-drilling project, saying a request of that magnitude could work because the applicant had not previously used seasonal workers.
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October 02, 2024
Ahmuty Demers Booted Off NJ Fatal Crash Case Over Conflict
A New Jersey state appeals court affirmed Wednesday that Ahmuty Demers & McManus is not allowed to represent both a paving company and one of its employees at the same time in a case in which the employee allegedly caused a fatal car crash.
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