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Can an Unlicensed Contractor Recover Damages?

An Alabama appellate court decision held that an unlicensed contractor may not recover any damages from another party regardless of its conduct on the project. This begs the question: When can an…

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Certificates as Evidence of Additional Insured Coverage Are All the Rage, But You Deserve Better

By: Joseph L. Cohen Partner, W Mason Partner and Sean Milani-nia Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP.  Consider the following scenario: the construction project is ready to proceed.  The deal is done. …

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Changes To Commercial Item Contracting

The FAR Council has recently published two changes to commercial item contracting that clarify the definition of commercial services and simplify commercial item determinations (“CIDs”) for contracting officers (“COs”). Since…

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Changes to ConsensusDOCS Improve Forms, Lawyers Say

Nadine M. Post Engineering News-Record, February 2, 2011 Earlier-than-expected changes to ConsensusDOCS, the three-and-a-half-year-old library of model contracts for building design and construction, have been welcomed by lawyers who say…

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Changes to FOIA Exemption 4 Provide Greater Protection to Federal Contractors’ Confidential Information from Public Disclosure

By: Mackenzie Bell.,  Smith Currie and Hancock, LLP.  Every federal government contractor should be concerned about whether confidential and valuable information, disclosed in a submission to the government, will be…

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Changes to the Administrative False Claims Act Pave the Way to the Likelihood of Increased Enforcement

Last December, President Biden signed into law the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (“NDAA”). Within the NDAA is the Administrative False…

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Choice of Law Provisions in Construction Contracts

If you have used a ConsensusDocs® construction agreement or another industry association construction agreement for one of your projects, you are accustomed to seeing the laws of the state where…

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Client Alert – Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Guidance for Contractors

By: Levi W. Barrett, Esq., Steven M. Charney, Esq., Warren E. Friedman, Esq., and Christopher B. Kinzel, Esq., Peckar & Abramson, P.C. The Coronavirus has been the subject of an…

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CM At-Risk: How to Make the Most of This Project Delivery Method Contractually

Construction Management At-Risk (CM@R) is one of the most powerful and widely used project delivery methods in today’s design and construction industry. It offers owners the opportunity to involve the…

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