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Special Section: 2023 Construction Law

In The Legal's Construction Law supplement, read about climate and how it affects construction projects, government contracts and the benefits of an expert when a construction defect is found.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Benefits of Early Use of Experts When a Defect Occurs on a Project

Consulting experts can make contemporaneous observations of a defect and perform tests that may not be possible to replicate later. The expert can, in consultation with counsel, create the documentation needed to support an appropriate solution and enhance the likelihood of recovery.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

SCOTUS' Busy Term in Government Contracts and Its Implications

In two important decisions, SCOTUS decided a set of consolidated cases and an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the FCA. Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the court's unanimous opinion in the consolidated cases, while Justice Elena Kagan delivered the court's opinion in Polansky.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Construction Nightmare Next Door—It's No 'Party' When Excavations Go Wrong

The role of the construction attorney in this instance is to attempt to minimize the damage, effectively assert all relevant causes of action, and ensure that any applicable insurance policies are triggered. Careless or negligent excavation practices have long been the main culprits in these cases, which are disastrous for both the contractor and neighboring family.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Infrastructure Projects and the Requirements of 'BABA'

The Buy American Act currently requires the cost of the components of the manufactured product to exceed 60% of the total cost of all components. But BABA became effective before the adoption of regulatory guidance, so there is a significant "catch-up" effort to provide guidance for BABA contracts, including those currently underway.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: 2023 Energy/Environmental Law

In The Legal's Energy/Environmental Law supplement read about the attorney fee provision in Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law, green investing, marketing and ESG, and PFAS litigation.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Climate Change Affects Construction Projects

These radical weather changes can affect the timeliness and financing of a construction project. Additionally, adverse weather, including, but not limited to, wildfires, intense flooding, and extreme heat, causes site safety issues and working hazards that contractors must now take into consideration.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

PFAS Litigation—Like PFAS Itself—Is All Over the Place: Current State of Litigation

With pressure mounting on the federal and state governments to more tightly regulate PFAS, these "forever chemicals" may well be the contemporary version of asbestos or PCBs when it comes to environmental litigation.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Beg to 'Defer': Agency Deference in Recent Pennsylvania Court Cases and Its Future

This article will investigate the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and Supreme Court's recent rulings on agency deference.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Woke or Broke? Five Business Reasons Why ESG Will Survive the Culture Wars

What is at stake is how we address environmental factors like climate change and water and air pollution, social factors like diversity, equity and inclusion, and governance factors like hiring and lobbying in boardrooms and as a society.
13 minute read

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