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Latest News in Construction
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March 16, 2026
Deere Parking Brake Too Easy To Activate, Suit Claims
An Allegheny County Parks Department worker is suing Deere & Co. Inc. in Pennsylvania state court, alleging the parking brake on the backhoe he was using was too easy to activate by accident, leading to his injuries when the machine stopped abruptly while he was using it.
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March 13, 2026
Real Estate Recap: Iran, Investor Optimism, Construction Debt
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including implications for the real estate sector from the war in Iran, what investors are saying about the market and specific asset classes, and a look at where construction debt is ballooning.
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March 13, 2026
Ga. Appeals Court Revises Alter Ego Rulings In $900K Case
A Georgia appeals court broke from prior rulings and held that state law recognizes the horizontal alter ego theory of liability between sibling companies, upholding a roughly $900,000 verdict against two related turf installation companies involved in a contract dispute with their supplier.
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March 13, 2026
Fla. Land Use Bill Passes With Controversy Quelled In Part
On the final day of their annual regular session, Florida lawmakers passed a bill that imposes a variety of preemptions on local governments' land use review after they removed parts that threatened Miami's Urban Development Boundary but left in a provision that clears a path for a controversial project in Miami Beach.
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March 13, 2026
Trump Orders Seek To Spur Home Building, Mortgage Access
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Friday that seek to get rid of certain regulations, with the goal of making it easier to build affordable housing and obtain mortgages.
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