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The Legal Intelligencer

$17M Settlement for Man Paralyzed by Falling Machinery

A man who was hit in the head by a falling trolley boom lift—a type of crane attached to a truck—has settled his personal injury case for $17 million.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kilpatrick Townsend Expands With New Houston Office

Atlanta's Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton opens office in Houston with 13 construction-law laterals from Coats Rose.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Revives $2.5M in Claims Against School Construction Authority

A state appeals court has reinstated a contractor's bid for roughly $2.5 million in damages against the entity responsible for building schools in New York City in a case regarding disputes over cost overruns for projects in Brooklyn and Queens.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

May a Second Purchaser Sue a Builder Under Pennsylvania's UTPCPL?

An August 2017 decision by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, Zajick v. The Cutler Group, (2017 Pa. Super 285), illustrates the pitfalls of pursuing consumer protection relief against a new home builder.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Man Awarded $8.5M After Being Crushed by 2,800-Pound Transformer

A man crushed and seriously injured by an electrical transformer weighing nearly a ton-and-a-half has been awarded $8.5 million by a Philadelphia jury.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Munsch Hardt Adds Four Construction Law Laterals in Houston

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr hires four construction-law laterals in Houston.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Moritt Hock Adds Construction Law Group as Practice Area Stays Hot

Midsize law firm Moritt Hock & Hamroff has added all six attorneys from Long Island firm Goldberg & Connolly. It's at least the second construction law acquisition in the last two months involving Long Island firms.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Picking Up After Irma: The Challenges to Rebuilding in the Current Construction Climate

The South Florida construction industry was competitive before Hurricane Irma. Now contractors are seeing a hike in demand for materials and labor.
3 minute read

The Recorder

RSB Vineyards, LLC v. Orsi

C.A. 1st; A143781 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that to the extent defendants’…
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Twp. of Neshannock v. Kirila Contractors, Inc. et al, PICS Case No. 17-1392 (C.P. Lawrence April 27, 2017) Hodge, J. (16 pages).

Where the defendant contractor's contract with the plaintiff county contained both differing condition and exculpatory provisions, the jury was charged with resolving the conflicting contractual provisions based upon the evidence presented. The court denied the moving parties' joint motion in limine.
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