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Contractors and subcontractors in the commercial construction industry should consider expedited, or fast track, arbitration clauses in their construction contracts. Expedited arbitrations are meant to be a cost-saving measure for…
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The most significant construction cases include claims related to scope gaps, design changes, delay damages, lost productivity, cumulative impacts, and bad administration, according to John Sebastian of the law firm…
Read MoreBy: John T. Crowley Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. A general contractor’s young project engineer, frustrated with an underperforming subcontractor, asked an old superintendent why the company would not…
Read MoreBy: Brian S. Wood and Alex Gorelik Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP In April 2018, the Department of Justice announced a $5M settlement reached in its lawsuit against…
Read MoreBy: Jacob W. Scott Of Counsel, Matthew E.Cox Partner, Currie & Hancock LLP In response to several common questions regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), we have prepared…
Read MoreBy: 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…
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