Contract Disputes, Construction Contracts, New Legislation

Touching the Void: Newly Enacted Law Clarifies Texas’ “Home-Rule” Construction Statute

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/2/2025

In addition to two other newly enacted Texas laws coming out of the most recent legislative session affecting the construction industry, Governor Greg Abbott also signed HB 2960, providing updates to Texas’ “home-rule”...more

Michigan’s Prompt Payment Act

Kerr Russell on 6/10/2025

Like they warned us on Schoolhouse Rock, it is no easy feat for a bill to become enacted into law. Just ask the proposed “Prompt Pay” legislation that currently languishes in Michigan. By way of background, “Prompt Pay”...more

Construction Industry Participants Beware: CISG and CISOP and Their Impact on Overseas Procurement

BCLP on 6/5/2025

It is common for construction industry participants to source various machinery, materials or components from overseas for construction projects in Hong Kong, or to have part of the construction and fabrication or assembly...more

Texas Legislature Convenes New Regular Session

Snell & Wilmer on 2/17/2025

The Texas Legislature follows a unique legislative calendar and convenes in regular session for 140 days only once every other year. This unusual schedule creates a flurry of new state laws every other year in Texas. These...more

Legal Developments in Construction Law: January 2025

Mayer Brown on 1/27/2025

1. LEASEHOLDERS MOVE CLOSER TO BUILDING LIABILITY ORDER AGAINST SPV PARENT COMPANY - Under section 130 of the Building Safety Act the court can make a Building Liability Order against a company that was not responsible...more

Is the Mechanic’s Lien or Bond Waiver Clause in Your Contract Enforceable in Virginia?

Williams Mullen on 7/24/2015

A new Virginia law invalidates any mechanic’s lien or payment bond waiver signed before work has commenced. The Governor recently signed new legislation into law, effective July 1, 2015, that invalidates waivers of...more