https://www.law360.com/construction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Construction Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 22:30:45 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332768?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332768 A former construction company employee can't appeal an order denying his class certification motion in a putative wage and hour class action, a California state appeals court has ruled, finding it does not qualify under the so-called death knell doctrine because Private Attorneys General Act claims remained active when he appealed. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:56:05 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2333189?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2333189 The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals refused to toss some claims that a company seeking over $6 million in damages from the Army Corps of Engineers lodged over delays and cost increases on a hangar reconstruction project at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:04:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332635?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332635 An international tribunal has ordered Argentina to pay Italian construction giant Webuild $147 million after the country nixed a contract to construct and operate a bridge and toll road connecting two northeastern provinces, having already unanimously concluded in 2023 that Buenos Aires was liable in the dispute. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:50:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2333461?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2333461 Two PulteGroup subsidiaries said Thursday they'll dismiss their property damage coverage claims with prejudice against an insurer over structural issues at a residential development, marking the eighth dismissal of an insurer since the homebuilder first sued a raft of carriers in New Mexico federal court in October 2023. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:34:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2331093?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2331093 Tax crimes are historically difficult to prosecute, but the Internal Revenue Services’ recent agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens could be used to enhance payroll tax-related enforcement against their employers, say attorneys at Holland & Knight. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:01:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2333159?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2333159 Arrow Field Services LLC has asked the Texas Supreme Court to wipe out a $20 million verdict for its general contractor on a North Dakota natural gas plant because the company "was in continuous default" during the project. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:01:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332923?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332923 Home Depot was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court Wednesday over allegations that it consistently breaches provisions of its rental contracts by unilaterally applying damage protection without customers opting into the service. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:51:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332317?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332317 The Third Circuit's argument lineup for May will see the state of New Jersey defend a law barring its immigration detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while Rutgers University seeks to keep its victory over claims it falsely inflated its business school's ranking. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:12:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332482?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332482 Federal agencies and contractors face challenges from staff reductions, contract terminations, pending regulatory reform and other actions from the second Trump administration's first 100 days, but other areas stand to become more efficient and cost-effective, say attorneys at Thompson Hine. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:08:50 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332653?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332653 The developers of a $1 billion Miami soccer stadium project under construction have secured a $450 million mortgage from JPMorgan Chase Bank in a transaction advised by Winston & Strawn LLP. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:11:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332102?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332102 A New York law firm has won dismissal of a malpractice suit from a construction subcontractor in New Jersey state court, with the judge finding that the firm, headquartered in Long Island, is outside his jurisdiction. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:49:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2329525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2329525 Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:25:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2329969?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2329969 K&L Gates LLP announced it has brought on a former White & Case LLP attorney as a partner for its energy, infrastructure and resources team in its Melbourne, Australia, office. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:49:50 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332007?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332007 The Fourth Circuit upheld on Tuesday the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc., which have faced a raft of asbestos injury claims, agreeing with lower courts that the plan was reached in good faith despite one insurer's objections. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:01:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332013?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2332013 Deloitte and a certified class of SCANA Corp. investors told a South Carolina federal judge Tuesday they've settled claims accusing the accounting firm of issuing audit reports that misled investors about the progress the utility company was making on a $9 billion nuclear energy expansion project that never came to fruition. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:18:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2331070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2331070 When litigation challenging the president’s trade actions reaches the Federal Circuit, the court will have to reevaluate the Maple Leaf standard in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 Loper Bright decision limiting Chevron-like deference to cases involving statutory provisions in which Congress delegated discretionary authority to the executive branch, say attorneys at Wiley. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:16:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2330695?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2330695 As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implements dramatic regulatory changes, companies seeking to use mediation to manage increased risks and uncertainties around environmental liabilities should keep certain essential considerations in mind to help reach successful outcomes, says Edward Cohen at Thompson Coburn. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:07:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2331170?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2331170 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urged an Illinois federal judge to toss a suit challenging its decision to expand a disposal facility that stores sediments dredged from Chicago waterways now that it has withdrawn that decision. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:30:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2331407?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/construction/articles/2331407 A federal judge in Seattle threw out a Las Vegas investment company's lawsuit accusing four businessmen of a $42 million fraud scheme, saying on Monday that the firm hasn't shown a "substantial part" of the allegations occurred in western Washington.