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Daily Business Review

Jay Peak Investors' Settlement With Raymond James Approved

U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles approved a $150 million settlement to benefit immigrant investors.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Construction Company Reaches Deal Over Bribery Case With World Bank, DOJ

The foreign bribery case against CDM Smith Inc., a private engineering and construction firm, cost the company $4 million last week.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc. v. Commonwealth, PICS Case No. 17-0976 (Pa. Commw. June 13, 2017) Jubelirer, J. (10 pages).

All the components of a guardrail system, except guardrail post as expressly carved out by statute, were exempt from use tax as building machinery and equipment because all components were included in the common definition of the tax-exempt category of "guardrails." Exemptions granted.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial

Among the biggest wins the firm cited was a case in which it represented KBR Inc. and several of its affiliate companies to prosecute claims to recover…
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Steve Rapp, Partner, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial

Practice Profile: Rapp is a trial lawyer and member of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial's insurance coverage and construction litigation practice…
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

What's Old Is New Again, as Construction Workers' Class Action From 1970s Is Reactivated

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in "Roe v. Wade" to overturn state abortion bans and the Watergate scandal was in full swing. Meanwhile, a case that attracted far less public attention began in the Southern District. A class action was filed on behalf of minority persons seeking training in jobs in the New York construction industry, which at the time had a well-documented history of racial discrimination.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Scott Cites London High-Rise Fire in Vetoing Condominium Bill

Pointing to a high-rise fire in London that killed dozens of residents, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill that would have eased fire-protection requirements for older condominium buildings in Florida.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Texas Supreme Court Explains When Judgment Against Insured is Recoverable from Insurer

In a significant insurance coverage ruling, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that plaintiffs' judgment against an insured had not been the product of a “fully adversarial proceeding” because the parties had “entered into an agreement” that had “eliminated any meaningful incentive” for the insured to contest the claims.
26 minute read

Daily Business Review

Palm Beach Mansion Brings $36 Million

The oceanfront Palm Beach estate once owned by fashion designer Vera Wang's family sells after extensive renovation.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Scuttles $1.35M Verdict in Home Renovation Case

A Manhattan appeals court threw out a $1.35 million verdict on Thursday, saying a trial judge committed reversible error when she decided from the bench that a breach of contract occurred, thereby stripping the issue from the jury.
4 minute read

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