Jose A. Aquino | Duane Morris The First Department’s recent decision in Henick–Lane, LLC v. Stellar Management Group, Inc. reaffirms New York’s strong policy of enforcing no-damages-for-delay clauses. Henick–Lane sought compensation for eight change orders tied to delays, but the subcontract’s no-damages-for-delay clause limited remedies to extensions of time. The court held that the claims were barred,… Continue reading Appellate Court Reinforces Delay Clause in Construction Subcontract
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The New Infrastructure of Arbitration: How Digital Arbitration Case Management Redefining the Arbitration Experience
Nadia Nicolaou | Opus 2 The arbitration landscape is evolving rapidly, with technological advancement acting as a major catalyst. Users are more digitally fluent than ever, and their demands and expectations are high. Arbitral institutions are now competing not only on reputation, but on their ability to deliver a fast, transparent, and intuitive experience. This… Continue reading The New Infrastructure of Arbitration: How Digital Arbitration Case Management Redefining the Arbitration Experience
Courts Stay Consistent In ‘Period Of Restoration’ Rulings
Jennifer Gibbs and Adrienne Nelson | Zelle A necessary and critical component of a lost business income claim is the calculation of the period of restoration. However, despite its recognized importance, the period of restoration appears to be one of the least litigated, but most consequential, dimensions of first‑party property and time element coverage. A… Continue reading Courts Stay Consistent In ‘Period Of Restoration’ Rulings
LLMs in Construction: Where They Fail and Where They Shine
Aarni Heiskanen | AEC Business At the Building 2030 Summer Seminar, doctoral researchers Tuomas Valkonen and Roope Nyqvist from Aalto University shared fresh insights into how Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and DeepSeek perform in construction-related tasks. The results highlight a simple truth: used wisely, LLMs can accelerate knowledge work; used unwisely, they can produce nonsensical results in… Continue reading LLMs in Construction: Where They Fail and Where They Shine
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It: When an Equipment Breakdown Isn’t Actually a “Breakdown”
Adam Masef | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig Many industrial companies often purchase commercial insurance policies with equipment breakdown coverage to guard against damage to their valuable equipment and protect against the associated loss of business income. However, as one steel producer recently discovered, not every incident amounts to a covered “breakdown.” In Aspen Specialty Insurance Company… Continue reading If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It: When an Equipment Breakdown Isn’t Actually a “Breakdown”