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April 23, 2025
Denver Water Says Dam Work Won't Hurt Environment
The utility Denver Water urged the Tenth Circuit to lift part of a Colorado district court's ruling that stopped construction of a new dam, arguing that allowing construction to go forward won't impact environmental issues that environmental groups are actually concerned about.
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April 23, 2025
Judge Says Calif. Tribes Can't Intervene In $700M Casino Row
A District of Columbia federal judge refused on Wednesday to allow three California tribes and a company to intervene in another California tribe's suit accusing the federal government of wrongfully rescinding gambling eligibility for the tribe's $700 million casino project.
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April 23, 2025
Insurer Says No Coverage For $7.8M Tornado Damage Suit
The insurer for a construction inspection company claimed it owed no coverage for a suit alleging the company overlooked deficiencies that contributed to a $7.8 million tornado loss, telling a New Jersey federal court the policyholder had no coverage for professional services gone wrong.
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April 23, 2025
Akerman Adds Womble Bond Renewable Energy Pro In NC
Akerman LLP has added a former Womble Bond Dickinson LLP partner to the firm's Charlotte, North Carolina, office for its corporate practice group, the firm announced Tuesday.
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April 23, 2025
Insurers Settle $1.1M Ryobi Battery Fire Claims
A group of insurers including The Hartford has agreed to settle a consolidated lawsuit alleging that a defective Ryobi power tool battery caused a fire that led to at least $1.1 million in losses to three businesses, according to a Wednesday notice filed in Connecticut federal court.
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April 22, 2025
Wind Farm Work Stoppage Raises Energy Project Risks
The Trump administration's recent move to freeze construction of a federally approved offshore wind farm has energy infrastructure developers concerned that their permits may not protect them from the government pulling the plug on their projects.
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April 22, 2025
District's $59M Building Contract Void Over Undisclosed Gifts
A state appeals court freed a West Texas school district from a suit over the termination of a $59 million construction contract, finding that the construction company didn't properly disclose multiple gifts to district employees.
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April 22, 2025
4th Circ. Rejects Full Court Review Of Credit Union's Liability
The Fourth Circuit has declined to take a second look at a panel decision finding a credit union cannot be held liable for a scammer's use of its services to swindle a metal fabricator out of $560,000.
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April 22, 2025
Airfield Subcontractor Says Parsons Stiffed It Out Of Millions
A Colorado-based construction company told a federal judge that a Parsons Corp. unit wrongfully terminated its $36 million subcontract for a U.S. government airfield project on the remote Marshall Islands, failed to pay it for work and materials and seized some of its assets.
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April 22, 2025
Intel Asks For Final End To Claims Over Chipmaking Problems
Intel Corp. has told a California federal judge that a group of investors on a second try failed again to show that the company concealed problems in its domestic computer chipmaking business before posting results on Aug. 1 that led to its largest single-day stock decline since 1985.
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April 22, 2025
Ark. Offers Credit For 50% Of New Payroll For HQ Relocations
Arkansas created an income tax credit for businesses that relocate their corporate headquarters to the state equal to up to 50% of their payroll for qualifying employees under a bill signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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April 22, 2025
Insurer Gets $16M Coverage Suit Stayed For NY Court Appeal
A New York federal court paused an insurer's dispute over coverage for a $16 million default judgment entered against its insureds in a wrongful death suit due to an ongoing appeal concerning the vacatur of that judgment.
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April 22, 2025
Ex-Baker Donelson Construction Atty Joins McNees Wallace
Pennsylvania-based McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC has added a construction litigation and arbitration attorney to the firm's Towson, Maryland, office as an of counsel from Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC.
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April 21, 2025
NYS Thruway Gains $21M A Year On Seneca Land, Tribe Says
The Seneca Nation has opposed New York's attempt to prevail in the tribe's suit over a portion of thruway that runs through its reservation, telling a federal judge the state benefits to the tune of $21 million annually in its unfair use of tribal lands for the toll road system.
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April 21, 2025
Exclusion Bars Coverage For Trade Secrets Suit, Insurer Says
An engineering firm's directors and officers insurer told a Nebraska federal court Monday it should owe no coverage for a settled lawsuit that accused the firm of conspiring to poach a rail contractor's employees and clients, citing an exclusion relating to the misappropriation of trade secrets.
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April 21, 2025
Nylon Maker Files Ch. 11 In Texas With More Than $1B Debt
Nylon maker Ascend Performance Materials on Monday filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court, saying it plans to work with its lenders to deleverage its more than $1 billion in debt.
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April 21, 2025
Feds Vow To Cut NY Funds If Congestion Pricing Stays On
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday amplified threats to pull federal funding for Manhattan roadway projects if congestion pricing continues, saying state officials now have until May 21 to explain why they're flouting a federal directive to halt the "unconscionable" program.
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April 21, 2025
AG Accuses NJ Luxury Tower Contractors Of Labor Violations
New Jersey's attorney general on Monday announced a lawsuit against a general contractor and a group of subcontractors for shorting workers on wages and benefits during the construction of a Jersey City luxury high-rise.
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April 21, 2025
Coblentz Patch Construction Vet Rejoins Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig LLP said Friday announced that an experienced construction attorney has rejoined its San Francisco office as a shareholder from Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP.
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April 21, 2025
Insurers Clash Over Coverage In Racetrack Injury Suit
Acuity Insurance LLC wants a Pennsylvania federal court to join two other insurers to its defense of a client accused of designing inadequate safety barriers at a Lancaster County raceway, claiming the other companies had wrongly declined coverage for subsidiaries of the insured.
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April 19, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Q1 Dealmakers, Tariff Tension
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the law firms that guided the 10 largest real estate deals of the first quarter, and how dealmakers and companies have been navigating uncertainty in the market.
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April 18, 2025
Colo. Says Telecom Fiber Installer Sued Too Soon
Whatever beef a telecom contractor has with the Colorado Department of Transportation, the venue for dealing with it is the dispute process the pair agreed on when the agency inked a deal for the company to carry out a fiber-optic installation for it, that agency told a state court.
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April 18, 2025
Enviro Groups Tell 10th Circ. Denver's Dam Appeal Ill-Timed
Environmental groups have asked the Tenth Circuit to preserve a lower court's order halting construction on a Denver dam, saying a stay requested by the city was filed prematurely.
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April 18, 2025
Trump Admin Pushes Ahead With New Offshore Oil Leases
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday said it's "unlocking the full potential" of offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, a rebuke to the Biden administration's conservative approach to development.
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April 17, 2025
NC Justice Unsure Contractor Can Avoid Workers' Comp Payout
A North Carolina Supreme Court justice seemed skeptical of a construction company's argument that a sheriff's department should cover the entire cost of a workers' compensation payout to a deputy injured while directing traffic on a bridge repair job, citing the court's precedent on the topic during an oral argument Thursday.
Expert Analysis
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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How Litigation, Supply Chains Buffeted Offshore Wind In 2024
U.S. offshore wind developers continue to face a range of challenges — including litigation brought by local communities and interest groups, ongoing supply chain issues, and a lack of interconnection and transmission infrastructure — in addition to uncertainty surrounding federal energy policy under the second Trump administration, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Permitting, Offtake Among Offshore Wind Challenges In 2024
Although federal offshore wind development started to pick up this year, many challenges to the industry became apparent as well — including slow federal permitting, the pitfalls of restarting permits after changes in project status, and the difficulties of negotiating economically viable offtake agreements, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.
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Series
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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What Fed. Circ. Ruling Means For Patent Case Dismissals
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in UTTO v. Metrotech is significant because it specifically authorizes district courts to dismiss patent infringement lawsuits without a separate Markman hearing, but only when the meaning of a claim term is clear and case-dispositive, says Peter Gergely at Merchant & Gould.
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Inside The Appeals Board's 2024 Report To Congress
An in-depth examination of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ annual report reveals a continuing decline in new cases, motions and hearings, a trend that may correspond with the increased use of alternative dispute resolution, and expedited or accelerated proceedings, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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What Interest Rate Cuts Mean For Housing Markets
The Federal Reserve's recent reduction of interest rates may provide limited immediate relief for real estate sectors, but offers potential opportunities for commercial real estate investors and construction firms, which now face an environment ripe for new projects, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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How Boards And Officers Should Prep For New Trump Admin
In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs and mass deportation campaign, company officers and board members should pursue proactive, comprehensive contingency planning to not only advance the best interests of the companies they serve, but to also properly exercise their fiduciary duty of care, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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California Supreme Court's Year In Review
Attorneys at Horvitz & Levy highlight notable decisions on major questions from the California Supreme Court's last term, including voter initiatives, hostile work environment and the economic loss rule.
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Navigating 4th Circ.'s Antitrust Burden In Hybrid Relationships
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to review the Fourth Circuit's Brewbaker decision, a holding that heightens the burden on antitrust prosecutors when the target companies have a hybrid horizontal-vertical relationship, but diverges from other circuits, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Series
Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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Opinion
Justices Should Squash Bid To Criminalize Contract Breaches
In Kousisis v. U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court should reject the sweeping legal theory that breaches of contract can satisfy the property element of the mail and wire fraud statutes, which, if validated, would criminalize an array of ordinary conduct and violate basic constitutional principles, say attorneys at The Norton Law Firm.