Construction

  • May 06, 2026

    Okla. House OKs Valuation Method Change For Some Rentals

    Oklahoma would allow certain rental housing to be valued using a cost approach instead of an income approach under a bill passed in the state House of Representatives.

  • May 05, 2026

    Home Depot Accused Of Helping Police Spy On Customers

    Home Depot is running a covert surveillance system using automated license plate recognition technology and feeding that information to a database accessed by law enforcement, a proposed class action filed in California federal court has alleged.

  • May 05, 2026

    ITC Recommends Trump Impose Tariffs On Quartz Surfaces

    Two commissioners of the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended that President Donald Trump impose 40% tariffs on imported quartz surfaces, with a lesser 25% rate reserved for covered goods within a quota, according to a press release Tuesday.

  • May 05, 2026

    NJ-NY Tunnel Commission Asks Court To Toss PLA Challenge

    The Gateway Development Commission asked a New Jersey federal judge to toss a construction contractor's constitutional challenge to a project labor agreement that the commission used on a Hudson Tunnel Project initiative, saying the PLA requirement that the contractor is fighting doesn't violate the right to freedom of association.

  • May 05, 2026

    Tower Builders Float Escrow Plan For Failed Dish Contracts

    Wireless tower builders urged the Federal Communications Commission to require EchoStar to set up an escrow account to pay them proceeds from spectrum sales to compensate for defunct contracts with its subsidiary Dish.

  • May 05, 2026

    Insurer Loses Bid To Recoup $3.4M Coverage For Grill Fire

    An insurer attempting to recoup more than $3.4 million it paid to homeowners whose house was greatly damaged in a grill fire lacks the proof needed to claim the negligence by the grill-maker caused the fire, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Monday in dismissing the case.

  • May 05, 2026

    Jack Nicklaus, TWG Announce South Fla. Private Club Project

    Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, his family and investment holding company TWG Global are teaming up to convert a former South Florida golf and country club into a private club that has a golf course, a clubhouse, a wellness center and more, the Nicklaus family and TWG have announced.

  • May 05, 2026

    ABKCO, Behr Settle 'Paint It Black' Ad Copyright Suit

    Record company ABKCO Music & Records Inc. has settled a case with paint-maker Behr Paint Co. over Behr's use of the song "Paint It Black" in an advertisement without a license.

  • May 05, 2026

    EU Hits Chinese Acid With Antidumping Duties

    Imports of Chinese adipic acid into the European Union will be subject to antidumping duties after the bloc found it was being sold at unfair prices and harming European domestic industry, the European Commission said Tuesday.

  • May 04, 2026

    Construction Co. Seeks $2.9M Over Lejeune Build Delays

    A construction company has accused a demolition subcontractor in North Carolina federal court of delaying facility construction for more than 1,000 days at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune training base, seeking roughly $2.9 million in damages.

  • May 04, 2026

    Cormidi Can't Press Trade Claims After Payments, Court Told

    Trade law and contract claims by Cormidi USA Inc., the American arm of an Italian construction and landscaping machinery-maker, have been rendered moot by Wesco Inc.'s debt payments amid a lawsuit accusing two shared executives of self-dealing, Wesco and its owner Robert Testa told a Connecticut state judge Monday.

  • May 04, 2026

    Fla. Contractor Says Policy Covers Defective Door Death Suit

    A Florida contractor is urging a federal judge to dismiss an insurer's complaint claiming it has no duty to defend the company in a wrongful death suit, saying the policy covers claims in the underlying case and arguing that parallel state court cases are better positioned to resolve the dispute. 

  • May 04, 2026

    Canada Pledges $1.1B For Companies Hit By US Tariffs

    Canada will provide CA$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) in financing to companies impacted by U.S. tariffs, especially those on steel, aluminum and copper, the Canadian government said Monday, the latest in a string of support measures.

  • May 04, 2026

    US Opens Duty Probes Into Air Compressors From 3 Nations

    The U.S. International Trade Commission announced Monday that it has opened antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into whether air compressors from China, Malaysia and Vietnam are harming the U.S. domestic market for such products.

  • May 04, 2026

    Ill. Builder Says Union Forum Had No Power To Issue Award

    Newberg Construction Co. Inc. has asked an Illinois federal court to vacate an arbitration award issued in favor of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, arguing the decision was issued without any valid agreement binding the company to the union.

  • May 01, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Mapping The Affordability Crisis

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a breakdown of federal and state efforts to expand affordable housing and how real estate attorneys are responding.

  • May 01, 2026

    Trump's Fixed-Price Contract Default Could Raise Gov't Costs

    President Donald Trump's recent executive order making fixed-price contracts or contracts that tie profit to performance metrics the default for federal contracting could lead to costlier government procurement and less competition, in contrast to the administration's stated goals.

  • May 01, 2026

    Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

    The Federal Communications Commission heard from lobbying groups almost 140 times in April on issues ranging from satellite spectrum sharing to the upcoming auction of C-band, changes to the E-Rate funding program, rules to tamp down on robocalls and more.

  • May 01, 2026

    EV Battery Plant Fight Belongs In Arbitration, Ga. Panel Says

    The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday said a trial court should have ruled that arbitration was the right venue for a case over millions in allegedly unpaid bills for construction work a subcontractor performed on a Georgia electric vehicle battery facility.

  • May 01, 2026

    Sioux Tribes Fight Black Hills Mining Plan Over Sacred Land

    Nine Sioux Nations are asking a South Dakota federal court to block the approval of exploratory drilling in the Black Hills National Forest, saying the federal government didn't consider the potential effects the project will have on a sacred Indigenous worship site that contains hundreds of cultural properties.

  • May 01, 2026

    NC Statehouse Catch-Up: Data Centers, AI, School Funding

    North Carolina lawmakers are several weeks into their 2026 "short session," and already they are taking big, multi-bill swings at data centers, public-facing energy costs and artificial intelligence. They also seek to make entertainment ticket pricing more transparent and raise the state's minimum wage for the first time in nearly two decades.

  • May 01, 2026

    Commerce Opens Duty Probe Into Algerian Steel Wire Rod

    The U.S. Department of Commerce has opened an investigation into whether imported carbon and steel alloy wire rod manufactured in Algeria and imported to the U.S. is being subsidized.

  • May 01, 2026

    Hartford Unit Owed Contractor Coverage In Data Center Row

    A Hartford insurance specialty unit had a duty to defend a building contractor against an underlying suit over a data center's construction even after defamation claims were dropped, a California federal judge ruled, finding that existing claims could have exposed the contractor to additional defamation allegations.

  • May 01, 2026

    Supplier Says Travelers Must Cover Nestle Defect Claims

    An industrial equipment supplier accused of providing defective compressed air piping materials for the construction of a facility owned by Nestle told a North Carolina federal court that two Travelers units must defend and indemnify it in connection with the underlying claim.

  • May 01, 2026

    Mass. AG Brings MBTA Communities Suit To New Town

    Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has sued another town in state court to force compliance with a policy requiring multifamily zoning near transit stops after filing a similar action against a group of nine local governments earlier this year.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • What To Know About NY's Drastic 3rd-Party Practice Changes

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    Last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law establishing new time limits for the commencement of third-party actions, which will have dramatic effects on insurance defense practice, particularly cases involving construction site accidents or claims of premises liability, says Shawn Schatzle at Lewis Brisbois.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • How Shareholder Activism Fared In 2025

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    2025 was a turbulent yet transformative year in shareholder activism, and there are several key takeaways to help companies prepare for a 2026 that is shaping up to be even more lively, including increased focus on retail investors and the use of social media as a tool, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Expect A New Normal In Commercial Real Estate This Year

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    Even amid office vacancies and a wave of loan maturities, the commercial real estate market isn't as volatile as one might expect heading into 2026, but market stress is still uniquely intersecting with broader business challenges, creating new opportunities for corporate counsel and other practitioners beyond real estate, says Mark Bell at Stinson.

  • The Bankruptcy Risks Inherent In AI Data Center Power Deals

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    While the construction of data centers that fuel artificial intelligence continues to accelerate, some potential risks to their business model and the power supply arrangements they rely on appear on the horizon, says Mark Sherrill at Chamberlain Hrdlicka.

  • For Data Centers, Both Hyperscale And Edge Are Key In 2026

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    Recent trends in development of data centers highlight the importance of proactive attention to the zoning, permitting, interconnection and contractual issues associated with both hyperscale and edge facilities, in order to position projects for responsible growth in 2026 and protect their long-term value amid rapid technological and regulatory change, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • 5 Tariff And Trade Developments To Watch In 2026

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    A new trade landscape emerged in 2025, the contours of which will be further defined by developments that will merit close attention this year, including a key ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court and a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • Nuclear Power Pitfalls And Opportunities To Watch For In 2026

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    Shepherding nuclear power projects to completion requires navigating more risks and obligations than almost any other infrastructure undertaking, but with the right strategies, states, developers, vendors and contractors can overcome these hurdles in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

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