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Environmental Law – The Year in Review

JANUARY 2020 - FEDERAL APPELLATE COURTS - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - El Paso County, Texas, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. On January 8, 2020, a divided panel of the court quickly granted a...more

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No Weasel Words in Government Contract Claims Regarding Amount Claimed

Weasel words: “Words or statements that are intentionally ambiguous or misleading.” Concise Oxford English Dictionary 1635 (11th ed. rev. 2008). The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently dismissed in...more

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Federal Court Clarifies When Idle Equipment Costs Are Recoverable Under the Miller Act

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United States ex rel. Am. Civ. Constr., LLC v. Hirani Eng’g & Land Surveying, P.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200829 (D.D.C. Nov 28, 2018). The case involved the construction of a levee wall on the National Mall in Washington,...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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Subcontractor Not Required to Conduct Active Investigation to Show Justifiable Reliance in Miller Act Fraudulent Inducement Case

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that federal contract law does not require active investigation by a subcontractor to demonstrate justifiable reliance relating to a fraudulent inducement...more

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Environmental Notes - March 2016

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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Jurisdictional Determinations May be Appealed - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determines the presence or absence of wetlands and other “waters of the United States” on a...more

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Geotechnical Report in Solicitation Bars Federal Contractor’s Recovery for Unfavorable Soil Conditions

In Old Veteran Construction, Inc. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed a federal contractor’s claim for damages, which the contractor contended were due because of unexpected soil conditions...more

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