Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | November 4, 2016 In the ordinary course of public project procurement, bids of the competing companies become subject to public review after the bid opening. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (an intermediate appellate court; see more below) recently held that the proposals of unsuccessful competitors on P3 projects… Continue reading Unsuccessful P3 Proposals Are Not Subject to Public Records Laws
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Explaining Key Amendments to the Pa. Mechanics’ Lien Law
Jason Copley and Daniel Fierstein | The Legal Intelligencer | August 12, 2016 While use of the term “groundbreaking” in a construction law article may want for originality, it is an accurate description for recent amendments to the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law. The amendments—signed into law on Oct. 14, 2014—will change the way liens are… Continue reading Explaining Key Amendments to the Pa. Mechanics’ Lien Law
Pennsylvania Court Holds Faulty Workmanship Not an Occurrence
Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP | March 27, 2015 In its recent decision in Nat’l Fire Ins. Co. v. Gabe’s Constr. Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37533 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 25, 2015), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, applying Wisconsin law, had occasion to consider whether an underlying construction… Continue reading Pennsylvania Court Holds Faulty Workmanship Not an Occurrence