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Behind the Navillus Bankruptcy, a Union Contractor's Ties to Nonunion Firms

ENR Construction

When do links between union and open-shop contractors violate union agreements?

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Deal Reached With Westinghouse to Keep Nuclear Projects Going

ENR Construction

on April 28 separately announced that each had extended their “interim assessment agreements” with contractor Westinghouse Electric Co. WEC) to keep construction progressing on two separate nuclear expansion projects, while the contractor proceeds with its bankruptcy plan. Georgia Power and SCANA Corp.

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Contractor Seeks Bankruptcy After Union Pension Fund Judgment

ENR Construction

A Tennessee masonry contractor''s filing is connected to the company''s withdrawal from a plan agreement with a bricklayers'' local. Business Management'

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Hey Siri, Why Did You Settle That Case Without Me Signing?

Best Practices Construction Law

Another court took a similar approach last week, finding that a casually written email by an attorney can constitute a settlement agreement. that an exchange of emails with a mediator can constitute a binding settlement, even if the parties nevre signed a written agreement.

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Architect's Consent to Assigment

Construction Lawyer

Today’s financial institutions are very concerned about potential defaults by their borrowers during the design and construction phases of projects for which the bank is providing financing. It may gain this control through an assignment of the architect’s agreement to the bank upon the default of the borrower.

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Advise & Consult: Serious, expert legal insights for the construction industry

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The Advise & Consult blog pulls together content from 23 experts in 15 states on a diversity of construction law issues. This blog, created by a business that provides expert legal witnesses, needs to be written at the level that you would find value if you were a serious lawyer or litigant in a significant construction dispute.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

Constructlaw

In the maritime and offshore construction sector, as a result of global lockdowns and repercussions on international supply chains, many companies issued or received force majeure notices suspending performance based on the COVID-19 outbreak, where their contractual force majeure clauses included specific wording covering the pandemic.

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