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New York Law Journal

The 'Privity-Like' Requirement for Professional Negligence and Negligent Misrepresentation Claims

As discussed in this article, determining whether a privity-like relationship is proven, or at the motion to dismiss stage adequately pleaded, is intensively fact-specific.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

EEOC Targeting Construction Industry Ahead of Federal Infrastructure Spending Spree

"Construction industry employers should take steps now—before the EEOC investigates their organization—to minimize their risk of a discrimination or harassment lawsuit," the law firm Venable wrote in a note to clients.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Construction Company's Liability Claim for Manhole Accident Returned to Lower Court

"The photographic evidence produced did not definitively disprove Mr. Del Rio's testimony," Judge Thomas Logue wrote for the court. "Rather, when Mr. Del Rio's testimony and the photographic evidence at issue are taken together, it is clear they present an issue of fact for a jury to decide."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Crisis of Price: Methods for Approaching Price Escalation in Construction

At a time when certainty is lacking, property developers should consider the following approaches to protect their interests as they negotiate new contracts for construction.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Vance Says Heightened Financial Penalties Could Deter Construction Site Negligence

Former Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. said the measure, called Carlos' Law, would "align the penalties and New York State law, for a corporation in a serious case like this." A building trade association said the bill is well-intentioned but "goes too far."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Surviving Construction Inflation With a Savvy Business Plan

Surviving inflation will take some savvy business maneuvering and an understanding of the ebb and flow of inflation as a whole.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami State Court Jury Hands Down $13M for Podhurst Orseck Client

The $13 million verdict included emotional damages sustained by the victim's wife, who has become his full-time caregiver.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Is the Condo Model Failing? South Florida's Future Involves Terminations, Distressed Properties

"Unless the legislature gets very aggressive about how they require them to be managed, I think the model of voluntary funding is simply wrong. I think it will lead to a lot of condo failures over the next few years," said Tyler Berding, a founding partner of the construction defect law firm Berding & Weil.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Construction Disputes Soar, Along With Use of Arbitration Finance

The construction industry is likely to remain in flux in the upcoming years, and legal finance will serve as an essential tool for parties in construction disputes.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Tech Leads to New Legal Risks in Construction Industry: How to Respond

It's often said that "necessity is the mother of invention." To narrow it down for the construction industry over the past few years, necessity is the mother of embracing the inventions that previously may have existed in niches.
5 minute read

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