Evan Brown | Stoel Rives Today more than ever before, artificial intelligence platforms are changing the way we work. This is especially true for work that generates content and documents. Generative AI tools, spearheaded by overnight household names like ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Claude, have begun to rapidly alter workflows in these sorts of jobs.… Continue reading Artificial Development: The Benefits and Risks of AI in Construction
Addressing Damages for Delay Contractually
David J. Pfeffer, Sean T. Scuderi, Eric Zipkowitz and Brian J. Markowitz | Tarter Krinsky & Drogin Construction delay damages are a frequent source of dispute on construction projects. When delays occur, owners and contractors often seek to recover increased costs, extended general conditions, lost productivity, and, in some cases, lost profits. To succeed on… Continue reading Addressing Damages for Delay Contractually
Revisiting Reliability of AI in Drafting Construction Contracts
Mario Nicholas | Stoel Rives Nearly three years ago, which is light years in the world of artificial intelligence (AI), I drafted an article published by the Daily Journal of Commerce on whether AI could be trusted to draft a construction contract. At the time, the blunt answer was “no.” I recently revisited this topic using a… Continue reading Revisiting Reliability of AI in Drafting Construction Contracts
No Restarting the Clock: Reinvestigating and Reaffirming Denial Does Not Affect a Valid Contractual Suit Limitations Period
Shannon O’Malley | Zelle This is a regular occurrence: an insured makes a claim for damage to its property, the damage is investigated and the insurer finds no evidence that an insured peril caused damage to the property. A year or so later, the insured comes back with a public adjuster, or lawyer, or engineer… Continue reading No Restarting the Clock: Reinvestigating and Reaffirming Denial Does Not Affect a Valid Contractual Suit Limitations Period
Managing Construction Risk in the Era of the Mega-Project
Risk & Insurance From data centers to LNG plants, today’s mega construction projects require sophisticated approaches to risk mitigation and transfer that bring together underwriting expertise and claims insight from the earliest stages. The scale of construction projects across North America has reached unprecedented levels. Data centers that once felt massive at $1.5 to $2… Continue reading Managing Construction Risk in the Era of the Mega-Project