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Court Ends Trump Shutdown of NY's $5B Empire Wind, Second Offshore Project Revived

February 17, 2026 — Debra K. Rubin - Engineering News-Record

In a much-anticipated decision Jan. 15, the federal district court in Washington, D.C., revoked a construction shutdown ordered by the Trump administration against another major East Coast offshore wind project—the $5-billion Empire Wind underway...

Reprinted courtesy of Debra K. Rubin, Engineering News-Record

Ms. Rubin may be contacted at rubind@enr.com

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7 Ways Technology is Changing Construction (guest post)

July 28, 2018 — Melissa Dewey Brumback - Construction Law in North Carolina

Today, we have a guest post by Eric Weisbrot, Chief Marketing Officer of JW Surety Bonds. With years of experience in the surety industry under several different roles within the company, he is also a contributing author to the surety bond blog...

Reprinted courtesy of Melissa Dewey Brumback, Ragsdale Liggett, PLLC

Ms. Brumback may be contacted at mbrumback@rl-law.com

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When Brad Pitt Tried to Save the Lower Ninth Ward

February 18, 2019 — Rob Walker - Bloomberg

In the months that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005, there was much ­discussion about how to rebuild the New Orleans neighborhoods devastated by flooding. Some even questioned whether certain areas should be rebuilt at all: The city’s...

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Second Circuit Court Differentiates the Standard for Determining Evident Partiality for a Neutral Arbitrator and a Party-Appointed Arbitrator

August 7, 2018 — Celia B. Waters - Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.

On June 7, 2018, the Second Circuit Court in Certain Underwriting Members of Lloyds of London v. Fla., Dep’t of Fin. Servs.,1 held that a party-appointed arbitrator should not be held to the same standard as a neutral arbitrator. The Court...

Reprinted courtesy of Celia B. Waters, Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.

Ms. Waters may be contacted at cbw@sdvlaw.com

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Colorado Court of Appeals’ Ruling Highlights Dangers of Excessive Public Works Claims

August 26, 2024 — David M. McLain – Colorado Construction Litigation

In the case of Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC v. Regional Rail Partners (2024 COA 78), the Colorado Court of Appeals reviewed a complex contract dispute related to the design and construction of a transit rail line. The project,...

Reprinted courtesy of David McLain, Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC

Mr. McLain may be contacted at mclain@hhmrlaw.com

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Largest US Dam Removal Stirs Debate Over Coveted West Water

May 11, 2020 — Associated Press - Engineering News-Record

KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — The second-largest river in California has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream farmers with irrigation water for generations and served as a haven for retirees who built...

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