Christopher Slottee | Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt The FAR Council is undertaking a systematic approach to revising the FARs. On August 15, 2025, it released its revisions to FAR Part 9 – Contractor Qualifications, FAR Part 33, Protests, Disputes, and Appeals, FAR Part 46, Quality Assurance, and FAR Part 49, Termination of Contracts. Redlines showing the additions and deletions to… Continue reading Updates to FAR: Contractor Qualifications, Protests, Quality Assurance, and Terminations
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Court Rejects Subcontractor’s Safety Excuse for Jumping Ship
John Mark Goodman | BuildSmart A federal judge in Oklahoma last week ruled against an electrical subcontractor who quit work before finishing because it was allegedly unsafe to continue. The court found that the subcontractor was simply losing money, and that the safety excuse was a “post-hoc fabrication” to justify “jumping ship.” The case involves construction… Continue reading Court Rejects Subcontractor’s Safety Excuse for Jumping Ship
Court Affirms Quantum Meruit Award in Home Construction Dispute
Jose A. Aquino | Duane Morris In Schott v. Lucatelli, decided by the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department on June 12, 2025, the court addressed a dispute between two members of an extended family over the construction of a home. In 2017, the defendant asked the plaintiff to build a home, but… Continue reading Court Affirms Quantum Meruit Award in Home Construction Dispute
Timely Filed, Wrongly Rejected: Court of Appeal Reinforces Summary Judgment Rights
Haight Brown & Bonesteel In CFP BDA, LLC v. Superior Court (2025), the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two (Riverside), issued a published opinion that clarifies a recurring procedural dilemma in civil litigation: whether trial courts may deny a timely motion for summary judgment based solely on local calendaring rules. The Court held they… Continue reading Timely Filed, Wrongly Rejected: Court of Appeal Reinforces Summary Judgment Rights
Nationwide Survey: How Stronger Building Codes Reduce Risk
Agency Forward As communities across the U.S. face increasingly frequent and severe weather events, the toll on property owners and insurers continues to grow. According to NOAA, between 2020 and 2024, the U.S. experienced 115 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, totaling nearly $747 billion in losses. Yet despite this trend, 65% of U.S. counties, cities, and towns still lack modern building codes—leaving… Continue reading Nationwide Survey: How Stronger Building Codes Reduce Risk