David Carney | Construction Law Zone Executive Order Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States On February 11, 2025, in an executive order titled Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States, President Trump increased, from 10% to 25%, the ad valorem tariff rate on imports of aluminum and aluminum-derivative articles from most countries. The… Continue reading Executive Order Update on Construction Materials
Important Terms for Price Escalation Clauses to Mitigate the Inflationary Effect of Tariffs on Construction Materials
Phillip Sampson, Jr, Richard Whiteley | Bracewell The prospect of 25 percent tariffs being imposed on all steel and aluminum imports by the newly elected Trump administration, together with the 10 percent increase on tariffs already levied on Chinese imports, has created uncertainty in the construction industry. The uncertainty is permeating existing construction projects because… Continue reading Important Terms for Price Escalation Clauses to Mitigate the Inflationary Effect of Tariffs on Construction Materials
Once More Unto the Breach: Navigating Supply Chain Disruption Amid the Trade Wars – a Construction Contract Checklist
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
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