Daniel Miktus | Akerman 2025 brought with it many new tariffs, and those tariffs seem to be changing on a near-daily basis. Given this, many in the real estate industry are understandably apprehensive about beginning new projects. Many more are concerned about how tariffs may impact their construction projects. For instance, who is responsible for… Continue reading Tariff Troubles: Analyzing Construction Contracts in the Current Market
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What To Include In A Construction Contract To Prevent Delays And Cost Overruns
Ayala Law Construction projects are notorious for going off schedule and over budget. If you’re a property owner, developer, or contractor in Florida, you already know how easily timelines can slip and costs can balloon. But many of these issues can be avoided—not on the job site, but in the contract. At Ayala Law, we’ve helped clients… Continue reading What To Include In A Construction Contract To Prevent Delays And Cost Overruns
White Lie Or Wire Fraud? Why Contractors Must Carefully Follow Contract Requirements
John Howard | Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman Can deception used to secure a construction project bid constitute mail or wire fraud, even if there was no intent to financially harm the bid solicitor or even lower the project’s cost? That’s one of the questions the United States Supreme Court considered in Kousisis v. United… Continue reading White Lie Or Wire Fraud? Why Contractors Must Carefully Follow Contract Requirements
No Exception for Willful and Wanton Conduct: Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies the Economic Loss Rule
David McLain | Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell In its recent decision in Mid-Century Insurance Co. v. HIVE Construction, Inc., 2025 CO 17, the Colorado Supreme Court definitively closed the door on an often-litigated theory: that the economic loss rule does not bar tort claims based on willful and wanton conduct. The ruling clarifies a lingering… Continue reading No Exception for Willful and Wanton Conduct: Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies the Economic Loss Rule
Update Your Construction Contract! Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds that Breach of Contractual Indemnity Provision is Not Barred by the Statute of Repose
Christopher Sweeney | Conn Kavanaugh Under the Massachusetts statute of repose, tort claims involving improvements to real estate generally must be initiated within six years of the improvement’s opening to use.[1] So, for example, if a worker suffers a jobsite injury as a result of an architect’s design defect, the worker’s claim against the architect is… Continue reading Update Your Construction Contract! Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds that Breach of Contractual Indemnity Provision is Not Barred by the Statute of Repose