/construction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Construction Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:14:44 +0000 /construction/articles/2411025?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2411025 A Nebraska-based insulation company has urged a Colorado federal judge to keep alive the company's proposed antitrust class action against a Berkshire Hathaway-owned firm, arguing its claims are timely and plausibly show the subsidiary illegally monopolized calcium silicate insulation. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:44:18 +0000 /construction/articles/2411097?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2411097 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission veteran's view into how public offerings of residential mortgage-backed securities could return for the first time since financial crisis-era reforms. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:28:33 +0000 /construction/articles/2411294?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2411294 A contractor is not entitled to coverage for a slew of underlying suits over a March 2022 home explosion, a Nationwide unit told a Missouri federal court, saying the contractor breached the excess policy's notice provision by waiting two years to inform it of the incident and resulting claims. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:23:48 +0000 /construction/articles/2406810?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2406810 Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP has welcomed land use duo Robin Tatum as partner and Catherine Hill as counsel, expanding the firm's land use practice in its office in Raleigh, North Carolina, where it is based. The lawyers, who are joined by paralegal Amanda Ball, arrive from Fox Rothschild LLP. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:11:33 +0000 /construction/articles/2410670?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410670 Blackstone Energy Transition Partners announced Thursday that it will invest $1.2 billion to build a 600-megawatt power generation plant in Harrison County, West Virginia, amid a spate of investment into the energy infrastructure needed to feed data center power demands. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:04:47 +0000 /construction/articles/2411167?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2411167 This past week in London has seen Freeths face a professional negligence claim from a Scottish car dealership, Rolls-Royce sue logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel, and a team of Oberon Investments Group investment managers sued by their former employer.   Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:41:28 +0000 /construction/articles/2410796?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410796 A Los Angeles pipe manufacturer has added Massachusetts-based Sokolove Law to its civil racketeering lawsuit in Illinois federal court accusing Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP and others of orchestrating a scheme to fill the law firms' coffers by bringing baseless asbestos claims, alleging the Sokolove firm acted to find the cases. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:28:08 +0000 /construction/articles/2411065?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2411065 Latin American countries including El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador and Argentina committed to nontariff reductions for U.S. producers in exchange for a zero tariff rate on many imports not readily available in the U.S., under details of framework trade agreements the White House unveiled Thursday. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:23:48 +0000 /construction/articles/2410668?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410668 The developer of the Echelon Seaport luxury residential complex in Boston's Seaport District and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue have each made their case for a pretrial win in a long-running dispute over a tax credit for an environmental cleanup. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:22:06 +0000 /construction/articles/2410389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410389 Three recent rulings centering on the period of restoration in lost business income claims followed the same themes in interpreting this infrequently litigated, but highly consequential, provision of first-party property and time element insurance coverage, say attorneys at Zelle. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:30:46 +0000 /construction/articles/2410267?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410267 A pair of Allied World insurers said they don't owe coverage to East Haven, Connecticut, for a dispute over the politically motivated shutdown of a local quarry, telling a federal court that their duty to defend under the policies was never triggered. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:27:24 +0000 /construction/articles/2386991?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2386991 Building with Lego has taught me to follow directions and adapt to unexpected challenges, and in pairing discipline with imagination, allows me to stay grounded while finding new ways to make complex deals come together, says Paul Levin at Venable. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:42:01 +0000 /construction/articles/2410345?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410345 A Colorado federal judge quashed two hemp growers' subpoena against a state solar company Wednesday and similarly shot down their attempt to force another solar company to produce certain documents in their lawsuit alleging that the company caused $200 million in crop damage while constructing a solar panel project. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:10:28 +0000 /construction/articles/2409995?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2409995 A Pennsylvania federal judge has sided with Pittsburgh against a nonprofit real estate trade association's suit challenging the constitutionality of the city's inclusionary zoning ordinances, ruling that the group's claims aren't ripe and that it lacks standing to bring the case. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:01:20 +0000 /construction/articles/2410224?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410224 A company that makes elevated stairs on Wednesday lost its appeal at the Fourth Circuit following various rulings against it in a suit it lodged against its co-founder and his son over a soured business venture involving the design of the business's sole product. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:00:10 +0000 /construction/articles/2410050?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410050 Independent cable providers want the Federal Communications Commission to wield its statutory powers to slash state and local rules that their main trade group considers impediments to broadband deployment. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:44:35 +0000 /construction/articles/2410078?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2410078 A paint and drywall product manufacturer said an Allianz unit can't rely on a pollution exclusion to avoid a dispute over coverage for underlying asbestos claims, telling a Texas federal court that the insurer's interpretation of the exclusion is contrary to the policy language and unsupported by Texas law. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:33:41 +0000 /construction/articles/2390430?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2390430 Cultivating a network isn't part of the law school curriculum, but learning the soft skills needed to do so may be the key to establishing a solid professional reputation, nurturing client relationships and building business, says Sharon Crane at Practising Law Institute. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:03:29 +0000 /construction/articles/2403306?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2403306 Lisa F. Glahn, vice chair of Foley & Lardner LLP's litigation department and construction practice, has guided major projects such as the NFL's Denver Broncos' breaking ground on a new 205,000-square-foot facility and Army Football's $135 million Michie Stadium renovation, achievements that earned her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Construction MVPs. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:36:52 +0000 /construction/articles/2407954?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /construction/articles/2407954 State supreme court cases from recent years have addressed whether positions taken by attorneys in an underlying lawsuit can be used against them in a subsequent legal malpractice action, providing a foundation to defeat ex-clients’ estoppel claims, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.