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The American Lawyer

Willkie Real Estate Partner Exits for Gibson Dunn, Amid Big Law Moves in Practice

Krystyna Blakeslee's move is the second Willkie real estate partner exit announced within a week.
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The Recorder

Calif. Teachers Retirement Fund, Repped by Pillsbury, Sues Construction Company, Alleging Contracting Fraud

Pillsbury attorneys Clark Thiel, Marc Coats and Natalie Truong filed the suit on behalf of CalSTRS in the California Superior Court for Sacramento County on July 1. The complaint accused DPR Construction of breaching its construction contract with CalSTRS, failing to maintain proper licensure, retaining unlicensed subcontractors and submitting false payment applications. Counsel has not yet appeared for the defendants.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Returns $68.5M Verdict Over Construction Worker's Deadly Fall

The plaintiffs' target defendant sought to escape liability through "a corporate shell game designed to protect the developers," Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky partner Jeffrey Goodman claimed.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Circuit Rules Builders Risk Insurance Mandates Coverage for $1.5M Loss

"It's a nice decision in an area of law where there has been a paucity of case law," said C. Thomas Brown, who had argued the appeal successfully on behalf of the developers. "It's nice to know they are actually going to receive compensation for a policy they bought."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Construction: Is the Real Estate Industry Adapting to Its Rise?

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the real estate industry, but are owners and developers and construction managers adapting to its rise?
5 minute read

Law.com

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules on Prompt Pay Act for First Time

Parties in a construction contract must approve or reject payments within strict time limits and provide procedures for the process, a majority on the court found.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

M&A Guru Taps Familiar Face to Lead Legal for Growth-Hungry Startup

Serial entrepreneur Brad Jacobs has hired Christopher Signorello as chief legal officer of QXO, which aims to become a $50 billion player in the building-products-distribution field.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Consider Setoff and Apportionment When Evaluating Partial Settlements of Construction Disputes

It is a beautiful building. State of the art in every way. LEED Platinum too! The certificate of occupancy is in hand, and operations are underway. Six months later a door-sized piece of stucco falls off the 10th floor, creating a life-safety hazard. Outside counsel is retained and everyone is put on notice.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Laborer Reaches $850K Settlement After Forklift Runs Over His Leg

The accident occurred when the forklift operator was using the fork portion of the forklift to compact trash in a dumpster on the mall's loading dock, which is an improper use of the forklift, the plaintiff's attorney said.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Not Retroactive: Justices Bar Application of Law Giving New Rights to Workers

"Applying that legislation to pre-enactment conduct would have been quite unfair–if not unconstitutional–because it would have exposed employers to significant new legal consequences, e.g., a new liquidated/treble damages remedy, for already-completed actions without advance notice of that future exposure," said the amicus curiae New Jersey Business and Industry Association.
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