CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

"News and Information for Construction Defect and Claims Professionals"

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026

CDJ ARCHIVES-NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

“The Superintendent Told Us to Do It:” Why Verbal Approval May Not Be Enough- Andrew Lintner - Colorado Construction Litigation Blog

The Grenfell & Champlain Towers: Risk Management Considerations in the Wake of Catastrophic Loss — A UK/US Comparison- Eric M. Clarkson - Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.

The Deadline to File Suit on a Public Works Payment Payment Bond is Triggered by a Claimant’s Work on a Project Not by a Claimant’s Work Under a Contract- Garret D. Murai - California Construction Law Blog

Building in Arizona’s Data Center Boom: How Federal Executive Orders, State Regulation, and National-Security Policy Are Reshaping the Rules for Developers- Ryan J. Regula - Snell & Wilmer

Insureds’ Altering Dates for Hailstorm Damage Justifies Denial of Claim- Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law Hawaii

Potential Gap in Workers Compensation Immunity Statutory Framework- David Adelstein - Florida Construction Legal Updates

Ball Janik LLP Welcomes Construction Defect Attorney and U.S. Air Force Veteran Jake Scott to its Fort Lauderdale Office- Ball Janik LLP

GRSM Partner Debra Ellwood Meppen Recognized as 2026 Legal Visionary by Los Angeles Times- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

A Permitting Base Checklist for Data Centers and Power Plants- Michael S. McDonough, Stephen J. Humes & Stacey C. Wright - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog

Kamran Salour Named to Los Angeles Times' 2026 Legal Visionaries List- Lewis Brisbois

Communication Gaps Can Cost Construction Firms in the Data Center Boom- Mike Lewis - Construction Executive

Your AEC Firm Has a Memory Problem. Here Is How to Fix It- Aarni Heiskanen - AEC Business

Navigating Timelines and Technology: Patent Strategies for Space and Earth- Kate Nuehring Su & Vanessa Wang - Engineering News-Record