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By: G. Scott Walters Partner, Jacob W. Scott Partner, Jeanne M. Harrison Associate, Alexander Gorelik Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. In September 2021, the White House’s Safer Federal…
Read MoreWho is responsible for defective design under Texas law? The contractor, under the Lonergan case? The owner, under the Spearin case? A recent Fifth Circuit decision suggests that, in some cases, this may be…
Read MoreBy: Sarah B. Biser, Partner and Construction Practice Co-Chair, and Philip Z. Langer, Associate, Fox Rothschild LLP. The parties in a $238-million dispute over the construction of the third set…
Read MoreConstruction contracts commonly contain language providing for a stipulated sum of money as damages for each day of delay the project fails to meet a specific milestone, such as substantial…
Read MoreMike Schmaltz Finance and Commerce, August 2010 Within a contract, parties make commitments to one another for goods or services in exchange for payment. As projects and the commitments became…
Read MoreBy: Ronald L. Williams Partner, Construction Practice Co-Chair, Fox Rothschild LLP. The implications of the audit provisions contained in construction agreements between owners and contractors owners extend far beyond post-completion…
Read MoreBy William L. Baggett, Jr. Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. In January 2022, the United States Court of Federal Claims issued a harsh reminder of the serious implications of the…
Read MoreRandy Kinder Excavating, Inc. v. JA Manning Constr. Co. 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21878 (8th Cir. Aug. 7, 2018) By: Luke N. Eaton, Associate, Pepper Hamilton LLP This dispute arose from…
Read MoreBy: Brian Perlberg, Esq., Executive Director and Senior Counsel of ConsensusDocs I recently took the AGC Lean Construction Educations Program Units 1-7. After studying diligently, I’m happy to say…
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