Giuseppe De Palo | JAMS Recently practitioners, scholars and enthusiasts of alternative dispute resolution gathered—virtually and in person—at a JAMS Resolution Center to examine one of the most pressing and intriguing questions in the field: What happens when the very technology causing or complicating a dispute is also asked to help solve it? At the… Continue reading AI’s Double-Edged Role In Dispute Resolution
Category: Construction
Insurance and Reconstruction: A Guide for Property Owners Facing Wildfire Aftermath and Other Disasters
Matthew DeVries and Heather Wright | Best Practices Construction Law “This is the worst-case scenario to prepare for,” said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, when talking about the recent wildfires in Los Angeles and the subsequent heavy rainfall. The aftermath of debris, mudslides and flooding has left a path of devastation, destroying… Continue reading Insurance and Reconstruction: A Guide for Property Owners Facing Wildfire Aftermath and Other Disasters
OMG! Bruh 86s PLAs Under CICA—It’s a “W” for Fed Contractors!
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law I am sure that my kiddos would understand that title, so shoot me an email if you get it! In a major win for open competition in federal contracting, the United States Court of Federal Claims ruled against the government’s mandate requiring Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on large-scale… Continue reading OMG! Bruh 86s PLAs Under CICA—It’s a “W” for Fed Contractors!
Handling Insurance Claims in the Wake of the Los Angeles Wildfires
Yosef Itkin and Michael S. Levine | Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog Los Angeles continues to be devastated by wildfires, and our thoughts are with those who have been affected. Tragically, lives have been lost. Homeowners and businesses ordered to evacuate have left behind properties that suffered enormous property damage and loss. At this time, more… Continue reading Handling Insurance Claims in the Wake of the Los Angeles Wildfires
Construction Disputes in 2025: The Year of Generative AI
Ben Nolan | Berkeley Research Group Construction disputes skyrocketed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the average value of disputes in North America rising by 42 percent from 2021 to 2022. There hasn’t been much slowdown: in mid-2023, a survey of construction lawyers found that 70 percent of the organizations they represented expected an increase in the volume of… Continue reading Construction Disputes in 2025: The Year of Generative AI