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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 7, July 2025

Welcome to our seventh issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address direct v. consequential damages in Florida, how the OBBB will fuel construction projects, China's construction of the world's largest...more

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Illinois Legislature Passes New Law on Electric Transmission Line Projects, Illinois’ First Battery Storage Procurement, and...

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Last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill establishing prevailing wage requirements and tax incentives for high voltage transmission line and utility-scale battery storage projects....more

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Capturing the Sun: State Prompt Payment Acts' Effects on Solar Construction

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As the energy sector continues to expand, developers and contractors looking to expand their footprint are crossing state lines to construct energy projects. This is a good strategy for applying the same, successful...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights - Issue 11, December 2023

NY Governor's Veto of Wind Power Bill “Undermines Industry," Critics Say- “The bill known as the ‘Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act’ has been working its way through the state legislature since April 2023.” Why...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 1, January 2023

Big Boosts to Cybersecurity and Tech Funding in $1.7T Omnibus Bill Signed by Biden - “The bipartisan fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a...more

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Understanding the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the California Green Building Standards Code (CGBSC) &...

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Green building and energy conservation are now more commonplace in the United States with State and Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) adopting some version of the International Code Council’s (ICC) suite of...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

SBA Issues Additional PPP Rules on Effect of State and Local COVID-19 Orders and Other Items on Loan Forgiveness

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued another Interim Final Rule (SBA-2020-0038) on June 22, 2020 (“IFR”) clarifying certain issues surrounding the forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans. For the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Sets Standards for Worker and Workplace Safety after COVID-19 Order

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California set a new standard for creating a safer workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. As California begins a staggered reopening, Gov. Gavin Newsom's Resilience Roadmap sets prerequisites for the Stage 2 reopening and...more

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Act 250 Commission Recommendations for Change - “There is nothing permanent but change.” - Heraclitus

On January 11, 2019, the Commission on Act 250 issued its final report making its recommendations, along with draft legislation proposing those changes. In 2017, the Vermont General Assembly created the Commission on Act...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Lesson on Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Solar Construction

Late last year, a federal trial court in New York awarded a solar development company $11.6 million in damages against Suffolk County arising out of a dispute on a multi-site carport solar construction project. The basis for...more

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