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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

Editor’s note : This blog was originally published as a Client Alert by Seyfarth Shaw LLP. On December 19, 2017, the Senate voted to approve the Tax Bill and, on December 20, 2017, the House voted to approve the Tax Bill. Drizner and Michael Lobie. Republished with permission. .

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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

I promised elaboration on this question in an earlier blog (# 8). This means we must examine the language of the bond in order to ascertain which “specific agreement” is incorporated into the bond, and thus which contract’s provisions are the measure of the surety’s exposure. ” Paisner v. Renaud , 102 N.H.

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

Businesses making a net zero claim like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are misleading consumers. It is one thing when a political leaders in a government make an ESG claim. But it is another thing for a business to make ESG claims about net zero or otherwise that mislead customers.

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High speed vanity?

Construction Law

The north of England seems to have a solid case to back claims that it has been neglected, especially in transport investment. Councils have had budgets slashed with much of what is left diverted to vital ‘front line’ services like social care and away from infrastructure basics like filling in potholes. Will it be any different this time?

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Appreciate that this limited number of disputes pursuing courtroom redress exists against a backdrop of a rising number of actual claims in green building construction projects. The purpose of the blog post is not to argue whether or not arbitration works as well or better than litigation. Legal scholars can have at it.

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Attorney General’s End of Third Party Settlements is Good for the Environment

Green Building Law Update

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on June 5, 2017 to all Department of Justice components and 94 U.S. This abuse of enforcement power was particularly prevalent during the last eight years in pursuant of alleged violations of environmental laws.