CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

"News and Information for Construction Defect and Claims Professionals"

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026

CDJ ARCHIVES-NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

Outer Banks Homes Collapsing Is Just a Taste of What’s to Come- Mark Gongloff - Bloomberg

Don’t Breach Your Contract, but If You Do, Don’t Breach First- Christopher G. Hill - Construction Law Musings

Additional Insured’s Claim for a Defense Is Dismissed- Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law Hawaii

Kahana Feld Secures Voluntary Discontinuance With Prejudice in High-Exposure Trip-and-Fall Case- Kahana Feld

Course of Conduct Can Serve as Waiver or Modification of Parties’ Contract- David Adelstein - Florida Construction Legal Updates

Fort Lauderdale Associate Secures Summary Judgment in Rare Premises Liability Win- Lewis Brisbois Newsroom

Top Developments 2025 - Issue 4- John S. Anooshian, Paul A. Briganti, Elizabeth L. Ferguson, Alexandra M. George & Haley S. Newman - The Complex Insurance Coverage Reporter

HHMR Recognized in 2026 Best Law Firms® Rankings for Construction Litigation and Construction Law- David McLain - Colorado Construction Litigation Blog

Fire Protection You Can Trust Starts With the Right Testing- Fernanda Gregati - Construction Executive

Ninth Circuit Issues Injunction Halting SB 261 Climate Disclosure Laws- Michael S. McDonough & Karen Eskander - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog

How to Properly Fill Out and Use the Unconditional Waiver and Release on Progress Payment Form Used in California Construction- William L. Porter - Porter Law Group

Snell & Wilmer Named Among the “Most Admired Law Firms to Work For” by Los Angeles Business Journal- Snell & Wilmer

US Energy Dept. Withdraws Federal ‘Zero-Emissions Building’ Definition- Bryan Gottlieb - Engineering News-Record