Marie Devereux, Roberta Downey, Jake Owen, Angus Rankin and Alisair Wishart | Vinson & Elkins The tectonic plates have shifted once again, this time with trade tariff announcements from the incoming Trump administration,1 sowing the seeds for another potential supply chain disruption event. In times like these owners, contractors and suppliers may find themselves battling over… Continue reading Once More Unto the Breach: Navigating Supply Chain Disruption Amid the Trade Wars – a Construction Contract Checklist
Month: February 2025
Project Labor Agreements No Longer Mandated for Large Federal Construction Contracts
Richard Arnholt | Bass, Berry & Sims On January 21, in MVL, Inc., et al. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) struck down a 2022 Executive Order (EO), as well as the implementing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), signed by then-President Biden that required government contractors to enter Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) in… Continue reading Project Labor Agreements No Longer Mandated for Large Federal Construction Contracts
New Minnesota Rule Removes Roadblocks to Remote Depositions
Esquire Deposition Solutions Revised Minnesota pretrial discovery rules, which took effect Jan. 1, now encourage remote depositions by allowing them to be set by notice alone. Former practice required either a court order or stipulation. The changes are included in a package of rule amendments approved by the Minnesota Supreme Court late last year. Rule 30.02 of the… Continue reading New Minnesota Rule Removes Roadblocks to Remote Depositions
Middle District of Florida Disregards Other Insurance Clause Where Subcontractor Contractually Promised to Indemnify General Contractor
Traub Lieberman In Clear Blue Ins. Co. v. Gemini Ins. Co., No. 8:22-cv-1711-TPB-AEP, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57340 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 29, 2024), the Court was faced with competing summary judgment motions with each party arguing coverage under the others’ policy applied after the subcontractor’s primary policy was exhausted. CPWR LLC, d/b/a Capital Contractor Services (“CCS”) contracted… Continue reading Middle District of Florida Disregards Other Insurance Clause Where Subcontractor Contractually Promised to Indemnify General Contractor
Court Denies Developer Insurance Coverage to Repair Defective Construction
Paul Ferland and Joshua Tumen | Cozen O’Connor In Curtis Park Group, LLC v. Allied World Specialty Insurance Company (2024 WL 5194886 (10th Cir. 2024)), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit determined that an insured real estate developer could not recover the hard costs associated with repairing a defective concrete slab because the insured… Continue reading Court Denies Developer Insurance Coverage to Repair Defective Construction