Thomas Benjamin Boley and Kenneth Ryan | Wiley Rein The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, held that a commercial general liability policy did not provide coverage for a suit seeking compensation for costs associated with remediation of the insured’s unlawful dumping. Great West Cas. Co. v. Ryan VanFleet, 2026… Continue reading Illinois Federal Court Holds CGL Policy Does Not Cover Remediation Costs for Illegal Dumping
Month: April 2026
California’s DBE Recertification Deadline Is Here: What Contractors Need To Do By April 16
Heather Frisch and Zachary F. Jacobson | The Construction Seyt The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Interim Final Rule (IFR) has created months of uncertainty for contractors, agencies, and certified firms trying to understand what comes next for the DBE program and goals on federally funded projects. In California, at least one piece of that uncertainty… Continue reading California’s DBE Recertification Deadline Is Here: What Contractors Need To Do By April 16
Self-Healing Infrastructure Could Pave the Road to the Future
Allan Van Vliet | Gravel to Gavel A single hairline crack in a bridge deck can seem insignificant. But left undetected, minor cracks and fissures expand, water seeps in, steel corrodes and repair costs start to increase. This risk multiplies across thousands of miles of aging highways and bridges nationwide. As infrastructure endures increasing strain… Continue reading Self-Healing Infrastructure Could Pave the Road to the Future
AI Exclusions in Insurance Policies: A Growing Threat and What to Do
Natalie DuBose and Greg Van Houten | Haynes Boone The Problem The use of artificial intelligence, and thus the exposure associated with artificial intelligence, is exploding. At the same time, insurance companies have begun to roll out artificial intelligence exclusions, and the terms of some of those exclusions are exceedingly broad. For example, some insurers… Continue reading AI Exclusions in Insurance Policies: A Growing Threat and What to Do
The Docuswamp: Construction Litigation AI and the Future of Discovery
Angie Nolet | TransPerfect Legal Why construction litigators who wait on AI won’t have the right team at the table when it matters in modern eDiscovery for construction disputes A Little Less Conversation, a Little More Action Please As in-house counsel, I had a rule: on the first substantive call with my outside lawyer, I… Continue reading The Docuswamp: Construction Litigation AI and the Future of Discovery