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New Jersey Strengthens the Structural Integrity of Its Residential Builds

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

Construction During a Pandemic – Pillsbury’s 50-State Survey of COVID-19 Impact on Construction Services (UPDATED)

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

Construction during a Pandemic – Pillsbury’s COVID-19 Construction Chart (UPDATED)

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

New Jersey to Freeze Nonessential Construction

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

New York Shuts Down Majority of Construction

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

Ohio Supreme Court Finds Subcontractor’s Faulty Workmanship Causing Damage to the Work Itself Not Covered under CGL Policy

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

Perspectives on Insurance Recovery - Summer 2018

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

Construction Bond Basics

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

In NY, What is a “Elevation-Related Hazard?”

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

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