Aron Beezley and Nathaniel Greeson | BuildSmart Federal contractors are often familiar with the well-defined bid protest processes at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and agency-level forums. But contractors pursuing state and local government work quickly learn that bid protests at the state and local level are a different… Continue reading Bid Protests at the State and Local Level: What Contractors Need to Know
Jones Walker on Representing Louisiana’s Construction Industry Leaders Pt. II
Christopher D. Cazenave and William J. Shaughnessy | Jones Walker Protecting the Bottom Line When Construction Disputes Turn into Claims. Representing the Owner in Construction Litigation: Defending Claims When a construction project runs into trouble, everyone feels it, but none as deeply as the owner. Unlike contractors, who move on to the next job when… Continue reading Jones Walker on Representing Louisiana’s Construction Industry Leaders Pt. II
Jones Walker on Representing Louisiana’s Construction Industry Leaders Pt. I
Christopher D. Cazenave and William J. Shaughnessy | Jones Walker Strategies to Protect Owners in High Stakes Construction Disputes Representing the Owner in Construction Litigation: Initial Planning and Bringing Claims Large commercial construction projects that run into the hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in cost tend to face familiar challenges: delays, cost… Continue reading Jones Walker on Representing Louisiana’s Construction Industry Leaders Pt. I
Discovery of Generative AI in Construction Disputes
Jacob Zahniser | Miller Nash Recent decisions on discovery of generative AI usage, particularly prompts, searches, and outputs, reflects a judicial instinct to apply familiar doctrinal framework to new technology, rather than create AI-specific discovery rules. Two decisions issued one week apart, Warner v. Gilbarco, Inc. (E.D. Mich. Feb. 10, 2026) and United States v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. Feb.… Continue reading Discovery of Generative AI in Construction Disputes
The Adjuster’s Year Ahead: What AI Will and Won’t Change About the Job
Rami Hashish | Claims Journal Somewhere in the country this week, a plaintiff’s attorney is reading a claim file with a highlighter, looking for the sentence that will cost a carrier six figures. Call him Billboard Bob. You’ve seen him before: Big smile, bigger ads and a habit of turning small details into very expensive… Continue reading The Adjuster’s Year Ahead: What AI Will and Won’t Change About the Job