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Akerman LLP

New 5% Retention Cap for California Private Projects: Key Impacts for Contracting Parties

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Effective January 1, 2026, California will implement significant changes to private construction payment practices. Joining nine other states, Senate Bill 61, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 14, 2025, amends...more

Buchalter

Construction Expert and Judge Living in the Same Hood Is Not Grounds For Recusal

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In a recent Tennessee Court of Appeals decision, Nowaczyk v. Daniels Construction (Nov. 4, 2025), a contractor tried to disqualify the trial judge because the judge happened to live in the same neighborhood as a potential...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (11/5/25) – Apartment Conversion Projects Surge, Targeted AI in Real Estate Increases and...

In our latest roundup, government shutdown affects contractors, hotel construction stays flat, and more! ...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Friend or Fraudster: How a Contractor Scam Artist Drove a Company Into Bankruptcy

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When Maria Brown-Lindsey and her brother inherited multiple rental properties in North Carolina upon their father's death in 2013, they saw an opportunity. The properties could be rented more profitably if they were repaired...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

AAA-ICDR® Introduces AI Arbitrator to Streamline Construction Dispute Resolution – Great Promise or Reason for Concern?

The American Arbitration Association (AAA-ICDR®) is launching a first-of-its-kind AI arbitrator this November 2025, designed to handle smaller “documents-only” construction disputes. This change will take small disputes,...more

Offit Kurman

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Supports Legislative Finality Created by Statute of Repose

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In a welcome development for Pennsylvania’s construction industry, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent decision in Gidor v. Mangus reinforces the integrity of legislatively adopted Statutes of Repose. On October 23, 2025,...more

Mayer Brown

AI Arbitrators Have Now Arrived (At Least in Some Cases)!

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This week the AAA-ICDR unveiled the first AI Arbitrator for use by a major arbitral institution to decide outcomes in certain types of cases. In this Legal Update we describe how the AAA-ICDR intends for its AI Arbitrator to...more

Hanson Bridgett

Building an Affordable California Act Offers Real CEQA Reform for Essential Projects

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The California Chamber of Commerce has filed the Building an Affordable California Act (BACA) voter initiative, a comprehensive reform that will modernize California’s project approval process and remove longstanding barriers...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Managing Construction Risk in 2025: What Industry Leaders Need to Know

For companies in construction, development, or any industry reliant on major capital projects, the current risk environment is fraught with complexity. Material costs are volatile, insurance carriers are tightening coverage,...more

Jones Day

Navigating Rent Hikes and Legal Battles in Tokyo's Office Market

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Post-pandemic, companies are returning to central Tokyo offices, driving up demand and reducing vacancy rates in major office buildings. Rising construction costs and increased demand have led to higher rents for new office...more

BCLP

Financing Data Centre Developments: Balancing Risk and Opportunity in a Capital-intensive Sector

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This is the third in a ten-part article series on the legal strategies shaping the future of data centre development in the UK. The United Kingdom’s data centre sector is built on a striking paradox: demand for digital...more

B2Gnow

California Prevailing Wage Compliance: The Three P’s to Know

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With billions of dollars in public works funding on the line, California’s prevailing wage requirements remain one of the most closely watched areas of labor compliance. The State’s “Little Davis-Bacon” law ensures that...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

AAA-ICDR Introduces AI Arbitrator to Streamline Construction Dispute Resolution – Great Promise or Reason for Concern?

The American Arbitration Association (AAA-ICDR) is launching a first-of-its-kind AI arbitrator this November 2025, designed to handle smaller “documents-only” construction disputes. This change will take small disputes,...more

Baker Donelson

Contractors Continue to Challenge Project Labor Agreements on Large-Scale Federal Construction Projects

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The construction industry continues to challenge Executive Order (EO) 14063, which requires project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects of $35 million or more. The Associated Builders and Contractors...more

Marshall Dennehey

First Department Rejects De Minimis Defense, Grants Summary Judgment for Worker’s Fall Under Labor Law 240(1)

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Palumbo v. Citigroup Tech., Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op 04298, July 24, 2025 - The First Department has held that a fall from a height of 10 ½ to 20 inches is not a bar to summary judgment because the height differential is not,...more

K&L Gates LLP

Arbitration and AI: From Data Processing to Deepfakes. Outlining the Potential–and Pitfalls–of AI in Arbitration

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The following article was produced for and first presented at the 11th International Society of Construction Law Conference, 22-24 October 2025. Abstract - For all forms of dispute resolution, it is a case of “adapt or...more

Buchalter

California's Fair Payment Act: What Every Owner, Developer, and Contractor Should Know About SB 440

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While most states have enacted various forms of prompt payment laws for construction projects, California Senate Bill 440, known as the Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act, marks a pivotal change in how payment...more

Adams & Reese

Introducing the New AAA-AI Arbitrator

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The American Arbitration Association–International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) has introduced an innovative AI arbitrator designed to transform the dispute resolution process, particularly in the construction...more

Phelps Dunbar

Louisiana Launches $150M FastSites Program to Speed Up Site Development and Infrastructure Readiness

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Louisiana Economic Development (LED) has launched the Louisiana FastSites program, a new initiative backed by the $150 million Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund created by Act 365 of the 2025 Regular...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 10, 2025

Welcome to our tenth issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address an interesting case voiding a design-build contract for failure to comply with architect’s licensure law, a look at particularities regarding...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Sinclair v. Marco Polo Real Estate - Voiding Design-Build Contract for Failure to Strictly Comply with Architect’s Licensure Law

A Pennsylvania trial court has found in favor of the owners of a residential construction project who sued their builder for failing to comply with the Architects Licensure Law, rendering the project’s contract void and...more

Clark Hill PLC

An Owner’s Checklist When Embarking on a Construction Project

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Even the most sophisticated owners can become overwhelmed when embarking on a new construction project. Whether the project is new construction or a renovation, any construction project is loaded with risks for the owner. ...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (10/29/25) – Office Market Bounces Back, Senate Passes ROAD to Housing Act, and CRE...

In our latest roundup, lab space real estate faces challenges, demand for data creates power brokers, the cost burden of sports stadiums, and more!...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

October 2025 New York Insurance Coverage Update

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Two underlying actions were filed against US Crane & Rigging LLC and its subcontractor, NY Crane Hoist Operations LLC, for damages caused by unsecured cranes at a building project during Hurricane Zeta. Liberty Mutual Fire...more

Porter Hedges LLP

You Agreed to Arbitrate, but the Other Side Refuses, What Now?

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A growing number of construction contracts now contain arbitration clauses. Yet, even with an arbitration clause, you may still find yourself before the court because your counterparty refuses to arbitrate....more

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