Construction Law Now Blog

The landscape of the New York construction industry has shifted significantly with the enactment of Senate Bill S5655. Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on December 19, 2025, this legislation further amended the state’s Prompt Payment Act to ensure ...

Tariffs, trade tensions and material cost escalations are more than just headlines—they are challenges that contractors face every day. In our recent Q&A webinar, we tackled contractors’ pressing questions on protecting themselves from these ...

In the construction industry, it is not uncommon for a contractor to be named in a lawsuit due to hidden (latent) defects in its work that injure a third party long after the work has been completed and turned over to the owner. For example, if ...

In a January 2021 memorandum, Pennsylvania State Representatives Todd Stevens and Michael Driscoll reintroduced a bill that, if passed, would amend 68 P.S. § 491 to significantly limit the breadth of indemnification provisions in construction ...

For contractors trying to navigate the construction industry’s current supply-chain battles, President Dwight D. Eisenhower once articulated advice that, although not about the industry’s problem, is still right on point: “In preparing for ...

An emerging construction industry trend, modular construction promises improved construction quality, greater building efficiency, and reduced overall cost—all objectives high among any contractor’s project goals. Investment leader Warren ...

Welcome to the DMV Construction Law Series, where each month we will examine a different set of legal issues important to contractors. Our first entry in the series discusses the timing of filing mechanic’s liens. Future posts will explore ...

The coronavirus pandemic is causing ongoing instability and uncertainty to the global economy. Already, there is a profound alteration of worldwide business operations, including the U.S. construction industry. Government restrictions are limiting ...

Construction contract indemnification clauses may get turned topsy-turvy due to legislation making its way through the Pennsylvania Assembly. Currently, Pennsylvania’s anti-indemnification statute applies to certain, limited instances. The ...

Effective October 1, 2018, general contractors with projects in Maryland will have a new headache to deal with. That’s when Maryland’s new law, the General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages Act, will go into effect. Under the Act, GCs will ...