Dispute Resolution
Include Materials Price Escalation Clauses in Construction Clauses
By Robert Alfert Jr.
November 15, 2022
The construction sector has been in a bull market for an unprecedented period of time. With the novel impacts from the coronavirus—and all t...
Contracts
Dispute Resolution
Construction Mediation Tips for Practitioners and 'Eyes Only' Tips for Construction Mediators
By Stacy L. La Scala, Esq.
October 31, 2022
Construction mediation can occur during or after construction and prior to or during arbitration or litigation. But, regardless of when a co...
Dispute Resolution
Professional Liability Coverage for Design-Build Contractors: Is There Any Protection?
By Harry Z. (Zack) Rippeon, III
October 18, 2022
Congratulations! A contractor has just been awarded a fixed-price lump sum design-build contract for a new project. The award was based on a...
Insurance
Dispute Resolution
Project Management
Project Delivery
Rising Construction Disputes Require Improved Legal Finance
By Apoorva Patel
October 5, 2022
Construction disputes are famously high stakes, and the industry is currently experiencing an uptick in the value and number of disputes res...
Dispute Resolution
Finance
Business Development
Government Contractors Beware
By David Meredith
September 20, 2022
The United States Court of Federal Claims (COFC) recently issued a scathing decision admonishing a government contractor (the contractor) fo...
Dispute Resolution
Tech to Help Contractors Avoid Litigation
By Brian Poage
September 6, 2022
Risk mitigation is a bigger part of managing construction projects than most people outside the industry realize. Construction is a risky bu...
Dispute Resolution
Default Terminations in Unsettled Times
By G. Scott Walters
August 22, 2022
Since early 2020, many contractors have struggled with delivering construction projects on time and on budget. Instances of increased constr...
Contracts
Dispute Resolution
Project Management
The Costs and Benefits of Perfecting and Pursuing Lien Rights
By James T. Dixon
August 9, 2022
To understand lien rights and related strategy, it is best to build from the ground up and start with an understanding of the term “mechanic...
Dispute Resolution
Finance
Use Technology to Prevent COVID-19 and Other Airborne Pathogens
By Moe Vela
July 26, 2022
At the beginning of this pandemic, many people thought the vector of transmission for COVID-19 was either unknown or on surfaces, whereas no...
Dispute Resolution
Case Study: Understanding Limited Judicial Oversight of Discovery Disputes in Arbitration
By David Meredith
July 11, 2022
Parties to construction agreements often select binding arbitration as the preferred method of alternative dispute resolution, despite littl...
Contracts
Dispute Resolution
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