Construction Law Now Blog

The project to expand the State Correctional Institute at Graterford due to overcrowding has been canceled. Currently, the prison houses 2,100 inmates, but it is so crowded that prisoners are being shipped to Michigan and Virginia. The project was ...

The April 20, 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been called the worst environmental disaster in American history. Although the well was recently capped, the spill has resulted in tightened regulations on oil drilling which may unexpectedly ...

This week is World Green Building Week, and today – September 23, 2010 – happens to be the Green Building Day. In honor of the increased international and national focus on green building initiatives, we wanted to provide a brief ...

September 30, 2010 is the deadline to file the Employer Information Report, otherwise known as an EEO-1, with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC). Do you know if you are required to file? If so, have you gathered all the information ...

Prompted by criticism relating to inappropriate perks, nepotism, and corruption, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) has recently enacted reforms that will affect DRPA’s construction projects. The DRPA is responsible for operating 4 toll ...

As a result of two recent Pennsylvania decisions, insurance carriers are now aggressively taking the position that there is no insurance coverage under commercial general liability policies (“CGL)” for property damage claims caused by ...

During Laborfest, a union-sponsored Labor Day rally held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, President Obama announced a plan to spur the American Economy by investing in the country’s crumbling infrastructure. President Obama called for Congress to ...

Mid-Atlantic contractors can expect to see more “rails-to-trails” work opportunities in the near future. In 1916, at the height of railroad expansion in the United States, there were more than 275,000 miles of railroad track across the ...

Lane F. Kelman, partner with Cohen Seglias, contributed to this post. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed The Offshore Wind Economic Development Act (Act). The purpose of the Act is to make New Jersey a leader in offshore wind power. ...

Christopher P. Soper, LEED AP, associate with Cohen Seglias, contributed to this post. This summer, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed into law four renewable energy bills designed to expand Delaware’s wind and solar power industries. The ...