In response to the June 2021 Champlain Towers collapse in Florida, New Jersey supplemented its State Uniform Construction Code Act by enacting legislation (effective January 8, 2024) to strengthen laws related to the...more
If you were to look for a quick answer regarding whether a commercial general liability (CGL) policy covers damage resulting from faulty workmanship under Pennsylvania law, you’d likely come out believing the answer is...more
Pillsbury continues to track the impact on construction projects of COVID-19-related orders and guidance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia as well as guidance from CISA and OSHA. We are updating our chart weekly....more
Pillsbury continues to track the impact on construction projects of COVID-19-related orders and guidance from CISA and in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We are updating our chart weekly. Click here for the latest...more
There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to how governments are handling construction.
The Federal government issued an advisory list of essential critical workers, including workers doing certain types of construction, but...more
4/17/2020
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On April 8, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 122 which, among other things, halted nonessential construction in New Jersey effective Friday, April 10 at 8:00 pm. Essential construction may continue,...more
Navigating construction projects during COVID-19 -
The impact of COVID-19 on construction projects continues to evolve as an increasing number of are issuing orders suspending construction....more
Due to pressure from construction workers, officials, and some construction workers having tested positive for COVID-19, the Empire State Development Corp. (acting on behalf of Governor Cuomo) has frozen all construction in...more
Insurance coverage litigation can be lengthy and is usually complex, and these characteristics are only exacerbated by the need to comply with often arcane state law rules of procedure. New Jersey, long a hotbed of insurance...more
Last week, the Ohio Supreme Court unfortunately narrowed the scope of coverage for a subcontractor’s faulty workmanship. The court held in Ohio Northern University v. Charles Construction Services, Inc. that faulty...more
Expanding the Boundaries of Coverage in the Face of Evolving Risks -
Advances in technology, social change, new regulations—developments like these challenge companies’ risk-mitigation efforts and insurance programs. As the...more
9/6/2018
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Climatologists predict that sea levels will continue to rise in the coming years and that temperatures will increase, causing the frequency and intensity of hurricane-like storms to grow. These scenarios present challenges...more
There are three types of bonds that afford financial protection in connection with a construction project: payment bonds, Cranesperformance bonds, and bid bonds. Below is a primer on the differences between these bonds and...more
Roughly two weeks before annual National Stand-Down Week (May 2-6), New York’s Appellate Division, RebarGridSecond Department, in Vitale v. Astoria Energy II, LLC, affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a worker’s personal...more
The first two weeks of 2014 ushered in an extraordinary weather disaster affecting most of the United States, causing extensive property damage and business interruption as a result of freezing temperatures. On January 3,...more
A recent decision from an appellate court in Pennsylvania is good news for policyholders who manufacture products, as yet another jurisdiction joins the majority view that product manufacturers may be covered for damage that...more