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Supreme Court Holds That Economic Loss Is Not Required for Wire Fraud

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States resolved a deep circuit split by holding that “fraudulent inducement” is a valid theory of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343. In other words, lying to induce a victim...more

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Supreme Court Broadly Interprets Wire Fraud Liability

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court held that a defendant could be convicted of federal wire fraud pursuant to 18 USC § 1343 even when the fraud did not result in any economic loss for the victim. This holding expands the...more

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Federally Funded Projects and Minority/Women-Owned Businesses – A Legal Lesson

It may seem obvious that construction companies and federal agencies, such as the Department of Transportation, are to adhere to the federal regulatory statutes for federally funded construction projects, but you would be...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 9, September 2024

Welcome to our ninth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. Building Code Legislation Becomes Law - Why this is important: Senate Bill 166, 2024 Building Code Regulatory...more

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Suppliers Beware: US Government Continues Prosecution of DBE Fraud Cases Involving Supplies Passed Through DBEs

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On April 21, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of a painting subcontractor and its owner (defendants) under the federal wire fraud statute for conspiring to defraud the Department of Transportation...more

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[Webinar] Update on DOT’s DBE Program for Construction Contractors - October 19th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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With both the Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act bringing billions of dollars in new funding to state and local infrastructure projects, the contracting community is focusing its attention on DOT’s...more

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The Site Report - Construction Law Insights: Issue 3, 2022

Change in “Pay When Paid” Provisions for VA Public Contracts "An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4354 and 11-4.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to contracts; payment clauses to be included; right to payment of...more

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Construction Webinar Series: The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

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After months of negotiations, the House passed a more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill on November 5, 2021. Once signed by President Biden, the bill will put billions in new funding into upgrading the nation’s...more

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[Webinar] Construction Series: The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program - December 8th,...

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After months of negotiations, the House passed a more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill on November 5, 2021. Once signed by President Biden, the bill will put billions in new funding into upgrading the nation’s...more

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COVID-19 Stimulus Relief and the Construction Industry

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The $908 billion stimulus package (COVID-19 Relief Package 2.0) that was signed into law on December 27, 2020, which was attached to a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September, was an...more

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The Importance of Maintaining a Safe Construction Site

In October, a Florida jury found a general contractor liable for $45 million for the death of a motorist killed by one of the contractor’s trucks pulling out of a road construction job site. The case highlights the importance...more

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Supreme Court of Wisconsin Holds That Private Subcontractor Is Immune to Property Damage Claims by Adjoining Landowners Because it...

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Melchert v. Pro Elec. Contrs., 2017 Wis. Lexis 169 (April 7, 2017) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (“DOT”) contracted with Payne & Dolan (“P&D”) as General Contractor on a road improvement project. P&D in turn...more

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Under Construction - December 2016

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Welcome to the winter 2016 edition of our Under Construction newsletter. We hope your year has been good to your family, your company and you as we wrap up these remaining few weeks of 2016. A recent hot topic with...more

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Construction Law Advisory - August 2015

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Pennsylvania’s Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act (“CASPA”) is a powerful tool for contractors and subcontractors to ensure that they receive prompt payment for their work and may entitle them to expansive remedies,...more

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2015 Arizona Prime Contracting Transaction Privilege Tax Reform: Will This Third Annual Legislative Enactment (SB 1446) Bridge the...

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For three years in a row, the Arizona legislature has enacted significant changes to the Arizona state and local tax on construction activity, known as the “prime contracting” transaction privilege tax (TPT). If anything,...more

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Construction Case Law Update - January, 2015

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FLORIDA STATE CASES - Slavin Doctrine; Design Contracts - Under the Slavin doctrine, a subcontractor design company was not liable despite negligently designing intersection traffic lights that resulted in a fatal car...more

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