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Cuomo Bridge Lawsuit Adversaries Weigh Mediated Settlement

July 06, 2026 — Richard Korman - Engineering News-Record
Rival legal teams have reached a critical juncture as they consider a mediated settlement in one of two major payment lawsuits pending between a design-build contracting team and the New York State Thruway Authority over construction of the more than $3-billion Mario M. Cuomo Bridge north of New York City. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Richard Korman, Engineering News-Record
Mr. Korman may be contacted at kormanr@enr.com

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NJ Public Works Contractors Beware – Pay Special Attention When Submitting Your Public Works Contractor Registration

May 26, 2026 — Levi W. Barrett & Aaron C. Schlesinger - Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
While it is always important to be careful when making submissions to government agencies, recent activity by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) reveals considerably increased scrutiny in connection with contractors renewing their New Jersey Public Works Registration. Extra care when completing the registration renewal process is warranted, because the consequences of a misstep can be significant and disruptive. The New Jersey Public Works Contractor Registration Act requires all contractors bidding on or engaging in construction-related public works projects to register with the NJDOL. This registration, which must be resubmitted every 1-2 years, requires contractors to make a number of detailed disclosures relating to, among other things, the entity’s ownership structure, prior state and federal labor law violations, details regarding interests in other businesses, unlawful acts by owners/officers, and participation in apprenticeship programs. Reprinted courtesy of Levi W. Barrett, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. and Aaron C. Schlesinger, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Mr. Barrett may be contacted at lbarrett@pecklaw.com Mr. Schlesinger may be contacted at aschlesinger@pecklaw.com Read the full story...

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Ahlers Cressman & Sleight named one of the Top 50 Construction Law Firms

August 11, 2026 — Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC
Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC is pleased to announce its fifth consecutive year of recognition by Construction Executive as one of The Top 50 Construction Law Firms. Since its first publication in 2003, Construction Executive magazine has served as the leading source for news, market developments, and business issues impacting the construction industry. Construction Executive established the rankings by asking over 600 U.S. construction law firms to complete a survey. Constructive Executive’s data collection includes: 2025 revenues from the firm’s construction practice; the number of attorneys in the firm’s construction practice; the percentage of the firm’s total revenues derived from its construction practice; the number of states in which the firm is licensed to practice; the year in which the construction practice was established; and the number of construction industry clients served during the fiscal year 2025. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC

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New York Enacts First-in-the-Nation Statewide Data Center Moratorium

August 03, 2026 — Joshua L. Sturtevant - Sheppard
As of May 2026, nearly 12 gigawatts of data center load requests were in the New York Independent System Operator interconnection queue, with more than two-thirds of capacity requests entering the queue in 2025 alone. On July 14, 2026, in response to concerns over this rapid growth, Governor Kathy Hochul issued Executive Order No. 62 (the “Order”) imposing a temporary moratorium on data centers in New York State. Among the concerns cited in the Order are the cost burden on ratepayers associated with transmission upgrades required to accommodate large loads, potential environmental impacts, and large-scale water use. The moratorium is intended to halt activities while the state government develops a comprehensive legal framework for data center development. While dozens of municipal and county-level moratoriums are in place throughout the U.S., and while the legislatures of several states, including Maine, have proposed moratoriums, the Order is the first statewide moratorium to be enacted nationally. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Joshua L. Sturtevant, Sheppard
Mr. Sturtevant may be contacted at jsturtevant@sheppard.com

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Louisiana Legislature Enacts Act 932 – Significant Changes to Insurer Bad-Faith Exposure for Failure to Settle

July 13, 2026 — Tabitha R. Durbin & Jennifer E. Michel - Lewis Brisbois
The Louisiana Legislature has enacted Act 932 (formerly House Bill 1162), which became law this week without the Governor's signature pursuant to the Louisiana Constitution, after expiration of the applicable constitutional review period. Act 932 makes several important amendments to Louisiana's insurer bad-faith statute and appears intended, at least in part, to address issues arising from the Louisiana Supreme Court's decision in Kelly v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 169 So.3d 328 (La. 2015). The Act also makes changes regarding claim payments involving licensed contractors. The Act takes effect on August 1, 2026. Key Takeaways Act 932:

• Limits certain bad-faith causes of action (bad faith failure to settle) involving personal injury and bodily injury claims where good-faith disputes exist or where an insurer has not been afforded sufficient opportunity to respond to a settlement demand.
• Requires insurers and adjusters to verify a contractor's Louisiana license status before issuing claim payments when a contractor is named as a payee on a check for repair or restoration of immovable property.
• Creates a statutory safe harbor protecting insurers from bad-faith penalties and attorney fees when payment delays result from an inability to verify a contractor's license, provided specified documentation and notice requirements are met.

Reprinted courtesy of Tabitha R. Durbin, Lewis Brisbois and Jennifer E. Michel, Lewis Brisbois Ms. Durbin may be contacted at Tabitha.Durbin@lewisbrisbois.com Ms. Michel may be contacted at Jenny.Michel@lewisbrisbois.com Read the full story...

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (8/12/26) – Data Center Momentum Increases, Multifamily Construction Projects Decline, CRE Returns as Top Investor Preference

September 01, 2026 — Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog
In our latest roundup, office vacancies fall, fair housing advocacy groups sue HUD, foreign buyers reduce purchases of U.S. residential real estate, and more!

• After a brief slowdown to begin the summer, data center construction planning momentum picked up in July, again shining as the brightest sector in building. (Zachary Phillips, Construction Dive)
• The number of finished multifamily construction projects declined last year — welcome news for multifamily operators eager to work through the recent supply wave — and a record share of new apartments were high-density. (Julie Strupp, Multifamily Dive)
• Fair housing advocacy groups sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, claiming the agency’s funding restructuring drastically reduces their ability to receive funds from the Fair Housing Initiatives Program. (Ryan Kushner, Multifamily Dive)

Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team

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Modular Construction’s Hidden Risk: Where Things Go Wrong Between the Factory and the Field

June 15, 2026 — Jack Mayo - ConsensusDocs
Introduction As modular and prefabricated construction methods are increasingly adopted, so too are the potential challenges that come with them. The appeal is straightforward: faster timelines, controlled fabrication environments, and reduced on-site labor dema
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Construction Firm Sues City and Engineers over Reservoir Project

Proving Impacts to Critical Path to Defeat Liquidated Damages Assessment

Courts Will Not Rewrite Your Post-Loss Property Insurance Obligations

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No Collapse Coverage Where Policy's Collapse Provisions Deleted

Acceptable Worksite: New City of Seattle Specification Provisions Now In Effect

No Indemnity Coverage Where Insured Suffers No LossAdmissions In Answers to Construction Lawsuits Matter

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Anticipatory Repudiation of a Contract — The Prospective Breach

The Treasures Inside Notre Dame Cathedral

Northern District of Mississippi Finds That Non-Work Property Damages Are Not Subject to AIA’s Waiver of Subrogation Clause

Assignment of Claim not Precluded by Policy’s Anti-Assignment Clause

California Supreme Court Declines Request to Expand Exceptions to Privette Doctrine for Known Hazards

Cameron Pledges to Double Starter Homes to Boost Supply

Alabama Court Upholds Late Notice Disclaimer

Specific Performance: Equitable Remedy to Enforce Affirmative Obligation

A Win for Clarity: What a Recent Federal Court Decision Means for Davis-Bacon Compliance

Seeking Better Peer Reviews After the FIU Bridge Collapse

Nebraska Joins the Ranks—No CGL Coverage for Faulty Work

Communication Gaps Can Cost Construction Firms in the Data Center Boom

GRSM’s Successful National Strategy Featured in Los Angeles Times

California Fears El Nino's Dark Side Will Bring More Trouble

The “Colorado American Dream Act:” H.B. 25-1272’s Construction Defect Reforms

The Legal 500 U.S. 2024 Guide Names Peckar & Abramson a Top Tier Firm in Construction Law and Recognizes Nine Attorneys

Construction Litigation Roundup: “Builder’s Risk Indeed”

Yet ANOTHER Reason not to Contract without a License

Backpacks, Broadway, and Building Restrictions: A Legal Reminder

Update Regarding New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act (CMA) and the Reduction of Carbon Emissions in New York City

Los Angeles Wildfires Rage on, Destroying Structures and Displacing Residents

SDNY Ruling Highlights Privilege Risks in Client Use of Generative AI

Wilke Fleury Celebrates the Addition of Two New Partners

Three Kahana Feld Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025

Invest In America Act Offers 494 Billion In Funding to U.S. Infrastructure and Millions of New Jobs

South Carolina Supreme Court Finds that Consequential Damage Arise From "Occurrence"

Manhattan Developer Breaks Ground on $520 Million Project

Wilke Fleury ranked in Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms!!

Defeating the Ten-Year Statute of Repose For Latent Construction Defects

Palm Beach Billionaires’ Fix for Sinking Megamansions: Build Bigger

Timely Filed, Wrongly Rejected: Court of Appeal Reinforces Summary Judgment Rights

Reasonableness of Liquidated Damages Determined at Time of Contract (or, You Can’t Look Back Again)

White and Williams Earns Tier 1 Rankings from U.S. News "Best Law Firms" 2021

Affordable Harlem Housing Allegedly Riddled with Construction Defects

Equitable Subrogation Part Deux: Mechanic’s Lien vs. Later Bank Deed of Trust

Federal Judge Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium Nationwide

NYC Airports Get $500,000 Makeover Contest From Cuomo

Mutual Or Concurrent Delay Caused By Subcontractors

Fifth Circuit Certifies Eight-Corners Duty to Defend Issue to Texas Supreme Court

Housing Starts in U.S. Little Changed From Stronger January

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To Catch a Thief

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Question of Parties' Intent Prevents Summary Judgment for Insurer

Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up (07/13/22)

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New York Court Grants Insured's Motion to Dismiss Construction Defect Case and Awards Fees to Insured