Alert for Contractors, Builders Insurers: Construction Defect Lawsuits Likely to Rise

Claims Journal A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers writing policies for contractors and builders. The 2025 “Commercial Litigation Outlook,“ published by the law firm Seyfarth Shaw provides an annual look at the… Continue reading Alert for Contractors, Builders Insurers: Construction Defect Lawsuits Likely to Rise

Understanding the Impact of AI: Artificial Intelligence, Construction Contracts, and Even More Complicated Disputes

Aaron Evenchik adn Rob Remington | Hahn Loeser & Parks Artificial Intelligence will impact construction in ways that are both predictable and unexpected.  Similar to technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and GPS, the use of AI hopes to make construction safer, less prone to error, find issues earlier, and reduce delay and costs. … Continue reading Understanding the Impact of AI: Artificial Intelligence, Construction Contracts, and Even More Complicated Disputes

Keep It Simple: Summarize (Voluminous Evidence, That Is…)

Steve Swart | The Dispute Resolver “The most complex analyses grow beautifully simple as they become public objects.” Philip Rieff, Fellow Teachers (1973), quoted in JOHN BARTLETT, BARTLETT’S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS 800 (Geoffrey O’Brien gen. ed., 18th ed. 2012)  In a recent ABA Forum on Construction Law Webinar, a panelist with substantial experience as an arbitrator explained… Continue reading Keep It Simple: Summarize (Voluminous Evidence, That Is…)

Construction Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Look at Current Trends

Jennifer Grippa, Barry Howard and Christopher Smith | Miles Mediation & Arbitration Construction law encompasses a vast area of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Construction lawsuits may include issues of commercial law, contract law, employment law, environmental law, personal injury claims, property law, and regulatory claims, among others, and often involve multiple parties… Continue reading Construction Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Look at Current Trends

Construction Litigation Roundup: “Hold the Pickles, Hold the Lettuce?”

Daniel Lund III | Phelps Dunbar Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce? You can even hold the service… or at least proof of it!  In a dispute over the construction of a Burger King restaurant in Tupelo, Mississippi, a state court suit by the owner against its general contractor and architect was removed to federal… Continue reading Construction Litigation Roundup: “Hold the Pickles, Hold the Lettuce?”

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