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Texas House Bill 40 Will Reshape the New Texas Business Courts

Porter Hedges LLP on 6/27/2025

On June 1, 2025, the Texas legislature passed HB 40, and Governor Greg Abbott signed it on June 21, 2025. The new law helps further define the jurisdiction of Texas’s Business Courts, originally established in 2023. This is...more

Lessons Learned from the Recent Ruling on Contractor Responsibilities in Delay and Inefficiency Claims

J.S. Held on 5/23/2025

The recent ruling in Berkley Insurance Company v. Suffolk Construction Company, issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, has highlighted several significant lessons for subcontractors,...more

Navigating HB 3746 A: New Repose Periods, Moisture Testing, and HOA Rules in Oregon

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/16/2025

Oregon's condominium sector has seen a significant decline in new construction over the past decade, prompting renewed legislative interest in how these projects are regulated and managed. House Bill 3746 A proposes several...more

Colorado Supreme Court rules there is no exception to the economic loss rule for willful and wanton conduct

Clark Hill PLC on 5/7/2025

On April 21, the Colorado Supreme Court held that there is no exception to the economic loss rule (“ELR”) for willful and wanton conduct. In Mid-Century Ins. Co., v HIVE Constr., Inc., the court drew an important distinction...more

Utah Court of Appeals Provides Guidance on Exception to Bar Unlicensed Contractors From Suing to Collect Compensation

Snell & Wilmer on 11/15/2024

Utah law provides that a contractor may not seek “collection of compensation” in court for any work that requires a license if, at the time the contractor entered into the contract, the contractor was not licensed. The Utah...more

Using Legal Technology to Navigate Complex Data in Construction Arbitration

TransPerfect Legal on 9/4/2020

Technology is constantly evolving the construction and engineering industries. Recent trends include: - Big Data – using historical big data to improve efficiency - Artificial Intelligence (AI) – leveraging automation to...more

Be Aware of Sovereign Immunity - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q1 2018

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/20/2018

Sovereign immunity is the legal doctrine, dating back to the days of the British monarchy, that a sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from suit: in essence, “the king can do no wrong.” ...more

How South Florida Real Estate Developers Are Reducing Litigation Risk

Bilzin Sumberg on 7/15/2016

Leading up to the Great Recession of 2008, properties throughout South Florida were being bought only to be subsequently resold at a profit. This “flipping” of properties culminated in an unsustainably-inflated real estate...more

Review Of Arbitration Awards: Lessons for the Construction Industry from the Tom Brady Case

Troutman Pepper on 2/25/2016

NFL Mgmt. Council v. NFL Players Ass’n, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117662 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2015) - “Arbitration has been proven to be an effective way to resolve disputes fairly, privately, promptly and economically.” So...more

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