False Claims Act Liability Mediation Fails In Federal Lawsuit Seeking Damages From Sureties for Alleged Contract Fraud Richard Korman July 17, 2020 No Comments Who is responsible if an SBA certification is faked, as the U.S. attorney claims in Narula case?Read More
Construction Accidents Minnesota Trucker Sentenced Over Distracted Driving Workzone Fatality Richard Korman July 14, 2020 No Comments Prosecutors claim driver was viewing pornography on his phone in moments before accident.Read More
Face Coverings and Masks When Coronavirus Cases Spike at Construction Jobsites Richard Korman Scott Judy Jeff Rubenstone July 1, 2020 No Comments As bars, restaurants and holiday get-togethers return and positive tests multiply, contractors face new challengesRead More
Project Finance Banks See Rise in Delinquent Construction Loans. Don't Panic. Richard Korman June 30, 2020 No Comments The pandemic has accelerated the number of loans in default, says a new report.Read More
How Construction Workers' Compensation Losses Are Changing Richard Korman June 26, 2020 No Comments Falls remain a plague, but auto accidents are more of a factorRead More
Construction Litigation Fluor Team Responds to Judge Ruling On Disputed $900M for NY Bridge Design-build consortium seeks more state payment for Mario Cuomo bridge, open since 2018 Richard Korman June 23, 2020 One Comment A state court judge has rejected part of design-build team's claim on its request for pay documents.Read More
Coronavirus and Construction Face-Covering Policy Remains Flexible As Hoar Construction Confronts Two Virus-Troubled Projects Richard Korman June 18, 2020 No Comments The company institutes mandatory face coverings on one North Carolina project.Read More
ENR Editors Tracked Construction's Struggle Over Race and Inequality Richard Korman Scott Lewis June 17, 2020 No Comments ENR’s coverage of race and equality in the construction industry passed through two major phases from the 1960s until the 1990s.Read More
Construction Disputes Contractor Rogers-O’Brien Seeks $34M From Microsoft Over Data Center The software giant has not yet answered the building firm's lawsuit Richard Korman June 8, 2020 No Comments Small subcontractors have also filed liens seeking millions of dollars.Read More
Construction Disputes Survey: Contract Term Flare-Ups Continue to Plague Construction Compromise, collaboration and cool heads will avert many conflicts Richard Korman June 3, 2020 No Comments Bad relationships do the most damage, annual survey finds.Read More