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Federal Contractors Change Orders Contract Disputes

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Changes Clause Survives First Round of FAR Overhaul

In good news for government contractors, the initial redraft of Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), part 43-Contract Modifications released on June 12, 2025, did not eliminate the contract clauses that address the...more

Offit Kurman

How should construction contracts approach potential tariffs?

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As an initial primer: tariffs typically work as a tax, charged on goods purchased and imported to the United States from a foreign country. The tariff is charged as a percentage on the price paid for the foreign good. Tariffs...more

Carlton Fields

Government Contracting Phase One: Transitioning From Commercial to Government Work

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Due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been significant movement toward the government contracting arena and away from the commercial world. Join Carlton Fields attorney Joe McManus and Paul Williams, former...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Catch and Release: the Importance of Analyzing Potential Claims before Signing a Release and Receiving Final Payment -...

The Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”) retained Merrick Construction, LLC (“Merrick”) to perform work on a hurricane protection levee near New Orleans, Louisiana. The contract between the Corps and Merrick contained...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Texas Court of Appeals Holds That Owner’s Change to Contractor’s Means and Methods Resulted in a “Breach,” Instead of a “Change”...

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Port of Houston Auth. of Harris Cnty. v. Zachry Constr. Corp., 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 13306 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. Dec. 15, 2016) - This contract dispute dates back to 2004, when the Port of Houston Authority...more

Snell & Wilmer

Arizona Contractors Confront Cardinal Change

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The Cardinal Change Doctrine - The “cardinal change doctrine” is a legal theory pursuant to which a contractor who is presented excessive, cumulative or otherwise material contract change orders has the right to...more

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