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Sargeant Marine Pleads Guilty to FCPA Charges and Agrees to Pay $16.6M

NewsSargeant Marine, an asphalt company, plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA and agreed to pay a fine of $16.6 million for bribery schemes in Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador.

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Southern California Edison Settles 2017 Wildfire, 2018 Mudslide Claims for $1.1B

NewsSouthern California Edison will pay over $1 billion to settle litigation over the 2017 Thomas and Koenigstein fires and subsequent mudslides that followed in the community of Montecito.

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A.G. Healey Gets $380K Settlement with Company that Failed to Hire Minority and Woman Subcontractors

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Attorney General Maura Healey has reached a $380,000 settlement with a Canton-based building contractor accused of falsely claiming they had hired minority- and women-owned subcontractors as required on a $15 million dollar state project.

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Substantial Completion Defined

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Substantial completion is a legal term found in construction contracts to define that stage of a contractor’s work which is sufficiently complete in accordance with the applicable construction agreement.

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Use Precise Draftsmanship to Avoid or Obtain a Brokerage Commission Payment

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When negotiating exclusive listing agreements or other forms of commission agreements any right to a commission after a broker’s agency has expired must be discussed and memorialized in a contract.

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Why Change Orders Matter

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Changes are often needed in the course of a construction project. And those changes typically include work that is either added or removed from the original scope of work.

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The Case of the Missing Apostrophe in the Contract

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The outcome of a suit involving a contract between a general contractor and a subcontractor hinged on an apparently missing apostrophe in the agreement.

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Stormy Skies Ahead? Important News Regarding a Hard Construction Insurance Market

Stormy Skies Ahead? Important News Regarding a Hard Construction Insurance Market

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The construction insurance industry has entered a hard market, seemingly overnight, warns Jason Adams, senior counsel at Gibbs Giden.

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ISO Modifies Wrap-Up Exclusion

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Jeffrey J. Vita of Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. discusses a nagging issue frustrating risk transfer for those parties enrolled in wrap-up insurance programs.

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Five Must-Haves for Avoiding Risky Disasters – Insurance Procurement Clauses

Five Must-Haves for Avoiding Risky Disasters – Insurance Procurement Clauses

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A Brouse McDowell Insurance Blog post discusses the drafting of insurance requirements in a contract to ensure that, in the event of a loss arising out of the work performed, parties will have assets available for that loss.

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N.J. Appellate Court Confirms that AIA Construction Contract Bars Insurer’s Subrogation Claim

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A New Jersey has confirmed that the waiver of subrogation provision in a commonly used form construction contract precluded an insurer’s claims against a subcontractor.

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Limiting Liability: Three Clauses to Consider in Construction Contracts

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Gordon & Rees LLP’s Construction Law discusses three clauses to consider when writing construction contracts, with an eye to limiting liability and maximizing profits.

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Are Contracting Parties Treated the Same When it Comes to Notice Obligations?

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Prudent construction professionals, particularly those doing business with the government, should understand and comply with all notice provisions in their contract, advises Smith, Currie & Hancock.

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Indemnification Agreements and Insured Contracts

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When a general contractor engages a sub to perform work on projects, the parties should always reduce their expectations and agreements to a written document in which both sides agree and acknowledge the terms.

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What Should be in Every Construction Agreement

What Should be in Every Construction Agreement

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Parties to a construction project can have a better agreement by addressing six topics described in a post in The Lien Zone blog.

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What Not to Do: Construction Contractor Charged With Lying to OSHA

What Not to Do: Construction Contractor Charged With Lying to OSHA

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A case discussed in a Seyfarth Shaw blog provides an important lesson: Don’t lie under oath, especially when there exists discoverable evidence to the contrary.

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12 Things to Consider When Negotiating a Construction Demolition Contract

12 Things to Consider When Negotiating a Construction Demolition Contract

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A client alert from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg offers some advice on negotiating a demolition contract.

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Teaming Up? Avoid Unenforceable Agreements to Agree

Teaming Up? Avoid Unenforceable Agreements to Agree

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Teaming agreements are intended to define the relationships, rights and responsibility of all parties involved during both the pursuit of the work.

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Texas Court Construes Breach of Contract Exclusion Narrowly in Duty-to-Defend Case

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A recent decision from the Western District of Texas narrowly construed a common breach-of-contract exclusion and held that the insurer had a duty to defend its insured against an underlying lawsuit over construction defects, according to the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog.

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AIA Changes – It’s Time to Convert Before It’s Too Late

AIA Changes – It’s Time to Convert Before It’s Too Late

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Jeffrey M. Reichard of Nexsen Pruet offers a reminder that the American Institute of Architects (AIA) will discontinue support of older versions of its most popular standard form contracts after Oct. 31, 2018.

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