Construction Legal Edge Summer Newsletter 2017

June 1, 2017

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Construction Legal Edge, Spring 2017 Newsletter

March 20, 2017

Articles in This Issue: Superior Court of PA Again Calls on Legislature to Amend Workers’ Compensation Law to Permit an Injured Employee of a Subcontractor to Recover Damages Against a General Contractor Preserving & Collecting Electronically Stored Information for Construction Litigation Is Liquid Concrete Potentially an “Unreasonable Dangerous” Product for Purposes of a Personal Injury Claim? A Tale of an Architect’s Office: Design for the 21st Century Office The Misuse of Estimates in Forensic Delay Analysis: Forensic Schedule Analyses & As-Built Critical Path Analysis Related Information: construction_legal_edge,_spring_2017_edition.pdf Read More

Construction Legal Edge Winter Newsletter 2016

December 1, 2016

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Construction Legal Edge, Fall 2016 Newsletter

September 22, 2016

Articles in This Issue: Re-Imagining the Hardhat: Wearable Technology on the Job Site Integrated Project Delivery from the Owner’s Perspective Supreme Court Rules that an Award of Statutory Penalty and Attorney Fees is not Mandatory under the Procurement Code upon a Jury’s Finding of Bad Faith Preparing for an OSHA Interview Under the Current Administration Residential Construction Liability Case to Watch Closely Related Information: Construction Legal Edge, Fall 2016 Read More

Construction Legal Edge Summer Newsletter 2016

June 1, 2016

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Construction Legal Edge Spring Newsletter 2016

March 28, 2016

Articles in This Issue:  Mechanic’s Liens and Bankruptcy: Surviving Automatic Stay  Seven Cyber Risk Stakeholders and Why They Matter  The Spearin Doctrine: Continued Relevance and Developing Distinctions  If It’s Not Broke, We Won’t Pay to Fix It  Constitutional Limitation of Union Picketing of Construction Site  What the Yates Memo Means for Federal Criminal and Civil Corporate Investigations Related Information: construction_legal_edge,_spring_2016.pdf Read More

Construction Legal Edge Winter Newsletter 2015

January 4, 2016

Articles in this Issue: 1)  A Mechanic’s Lien in Search of an Owner 2)  Temporary Construction Workers May be Considered Employees Under Title IX and the PHRA 3)  The Changing Landscape of Fiduciary Liability and Increased Risk of Liability for Companie and Their Officers 4)  10 Terrifying Questions for 401(k) Plan Sponsors 5)  McKees Rocks Redux 6)  Design Professionals Beware/Pennsylvania Appellate Courts Construing Bilt-Rite Case 7)  Debunking the Myth of the Passive Job Candidate Related Information: construction_legal_edge,_winter_2015.pdf Read More

Construction Legal Edge Fall Newsletter 2015

October 6, 2015

Articles in this Issue: 1) Veto Power: Babcock & Wilcox Holds That An Insured May Settle Despite The Insurer’s Objection 2) Claim Payments Under Subcontractor Default Insurance V. Surety Bonds – What Are The Differences? 3) OSHA’s New Combined Space Standards For Construction 4) Understanding Wrap-Up Insuance Programs: A Primer 5) Can A Subcontractor Recover In An Action Against A Contractor And Surety Under The PA Contractor And Subcontractor Payment Act On A Public Works Project? Related Information: cpc_cle_fall_2015.pdf Read More

Construction Legal Edge Summer Newsletter 2015

June 22, 2015

Articles in this Issue: 1)  Parting is Such A Sweet Sorrow: Pennsylvania Bids Farewell To The Gist of the Action Doctrine, and Further Opens the Door to Insurance Coverage for Construction Losses 2)  Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules That Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act Does Not Bar Contractors Form Raising A Claim For Money Due Based On Quantum Meruit 3)  The Different Warranties Covering A Contractor’s Work 4)  Employer Liability Exclusion Narrowed by Pennsylvania Supreme Court 5)  Teamwork in Construction: A Recommendation Regarding Collaboration Related Information: summer_2015_edition_of_the_construction_legal_edge.pdf Read More

Construction Legal Edge Spring Newsletter 2015

March 21, 2015

Articles in This Issue: 1) The New Markets Tax Credit Program: A Potential Opportunity for the Construction Industry 2) Design Led Construction 3) You Think Indemnity is the Answer? Maybe Not; A National Survey of Anti-Indemnity Acts 4) Company Loses Right to Sue for Failing to Register to Do Business in Pennsylvania 5) Document Everything: How to Ensure a Successful Inefficiency Claim Related Information: spring_2015_edition_of_the_construction_legal_edge.pdf Read More