Legal

Massachusetts AGC - Thu September 12, 2019

Massachusetts Court Makes Important Ruling for General Contractors

In a case closely watched by the construction industry, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) reecently overturned a Superior Court's decision barring any recovery by the general contractor G4S (the "general") against the project owner because the general had intentionally and falsely certified that subcontractors had been timely paid when they had not....

Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 17, 2019

Gulf Shores Town Weathers Legal Storm for Project

Situated at the water's edge of Biloxi Bay on the southernmost flank of the United States, Ocean Springs, Miss., is a community of 17,000 people and two beaches. Since 2010, East Beach — the smaller of the city's sand-and-water recreational areas — has been embroiled in a legal challenge over the building of a sidewalk....

Associated Press - Thu February 14, 2019

New Lawsuit Seeks to Block Providence Skyscraper Project

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A new lawsuit from a real estate appraisal firm and a nonprofit is seeking to block construction of what would be Rhode Island's tallest building. The widely-anticipated lawsuit was filed Jan....

Vandeventer Black LLP - Fri January 18, 2019

Top Sources of Uncertainty in Building Design, Construction

Recently the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Dodge Data & Analytics and other allied construction industry parties conducted research to identify the top sources of uncertainty in design and construction along with best practices for managing associated risk....

CEG - Tue December 11, 2018

Bloomberg L.P. Execs to Be Charged With Construction Bribery Scheme

Prosecutors are expected to charge at least a dozen people — including a former top executive from Bloomberg L.P. and three other ex-employees — linked to a lucrative construction bribery scheme....

CEG - Mon December 10, 2018

Construction Worker Awarded $2.75M Settlement After Amusement Park Accident

Anthony Dos Santos, a construction worker who was critically injured at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pa., has settled a lawsuit against the ride's builder in the amount of a $2.75 million settlement....

The Associated Press - Tue February 27, 2018

Auditors Review $1.3B Project at Air Force Base

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — The $1.3 billion construction of a new headquarters for the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base is being audited by the Defense Department. The Omaha World-Herald reported Congress ordered the investigation because the cost of the project has grown nearly 10 percent and the project has fallen at least 20 months behind schedule because of design flaws and mold problems....

Thu January 19, 2017

Bandit Reaches Settlement with EPA

Bandit Industries Inc. has reached a settlement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency regarding civil penalties for alleged violations of the Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers (TPEM) under the Federal Clean Air Act said Jerry Morey, president, Bandit Industries Inc....