Two federal indictments this week revealed a new approach to an old crime. The indictments returned in New Jersey (United States v. Turchynov et al., Case No. 2:15-CR-390) and the Eastern District of New York (United States...more
In the ongoing saga which has been the subject of a previous post on this blog, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has once again found that the district court erred in ordering the production of the...more
Contractors are no strangers to the courts of justice. Litigation between contractors and owners frequently occurs when a project does not get completed on time or the work does not comply with the Contract Documents. The...more
Nevada recently became the first state to enact a state version of the federal law known as the “Hyde Amendment,” which provides for reimbursement of the litigation expenses of a defendant who is acquitted or otherwise...more
Letter from the Editor -
Welcome to the summer edition of our Under Construction newsletter. In this issue, we highlight several hot topic items affecting the construction industry such as what happens when the...more
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In a case testing the boundaries of how far the government can go when creating a ruse to access a suspect’s premises, a U.S. District Court in Nevada concluded that the government’s disruption of internet service to a hotel...more