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Wrongful Termination Construction Industry

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Court Affirms Dismissal of Subcontractor’s Wrongful Termination Counterclaim and Clarifies Scope of Upcoming Trial on Damages

Back in April we examined the court’s decision in Boldt v. Black & Veatch, which dismissed a subcontractor’s counterclaim for wrongful termination on a 60-turbine wind farm project. As you may recall, the subcontractor hired...more

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Casting the First Stone: Contractors Considering Default Termination Should Examine Which Party Committed First Material Breach -...

During a construction project, circumstances may arise that lead a general contractor to consider termination of a subcontractor’s right to proceed under the subcontract. The Randy Kinder Excavating v. J.A. Manning...more

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Project Delays/Wrongful Termination: Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Addresses Construction Dispute Related to White River Pumping...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in an August 17th opinion a contract dispute between a general contractor and a subcontractor working to construct an Arkansas pump station for the...more

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SC Supreme Court decides building official's public-policy case

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At-will employment is the normal employer-employee relationship in South Carolina. In 2004, the state legislature passed a law stating that handbooks that took certain reasonable steps did not create a contractual exception...more

Troutman Pepper

Court of Federal Claims Rules Contracting Officer’s Failure to Exercise Independent Business Judgment Renders Partial Termination...

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Securiforce Int’l America, LLC v. United States, 125 Fed. Cl. 749 (March 21, 2016) - Plaintiff Securiforce International America, LLC (“Securiforce”) was awarded a contract by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy (“DLA...more

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EEOC Sues Stack Bros. Mechanical Contractors for Age Discrimination and Retaliation

Company Fired Employees When They Turned 62 and Punished One for Resisting, Federal Agency Charges - MADISON, Wis. - Stack Bros. Mechanical Contractors, Inc., of Superior, Wis., a major heating and plumbing contractor...more

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