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Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as “drones,” are appearing more frequently in the skies over construction project sites. Drones typically operate from a handheld device, such as an iPhone, and can be connected to a Wi-Fi ...

On February 12, 2016, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler announced a new aggressive campaign to improve worker safety on construction sites. Specifically, commencing next Tuesday, ...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Christopher Carusone, a Partner at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC and co-chair of the firm’s internal investigations practice group, examines common mistakes during an internal ...

Trusts are no longer exclusive tools for large estates as a greater number of families with various levels of income and wealth are using trusts to pass on their assets to the next generation. The current Pennsylvania and federal tax laws provide ...

On February 11, join Roy Cohen, Ed Seglias, and Jackson Nichols at the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter in Greenbelt, MD for their presentation, “Ignorance is not Bliss: ...

Partner Carol Sigmond was interviewed in her capacity as the president of the New York County Lawyers Association by Lorelei Waird for the ABA Journal article, “Could Uniform Bar Exam help law grads’ mobility? ABA House asks states ...

Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Federal Contracting Group, Michael Payne, was interviewed by David Hansen for his Bloomberg article, “Memo Puts New Focus on Execs in Fraud Probes, Analysts Say.” The article was published on ...

Accurate and comprehensive design plans are critical to preparing competitive bids and to successfully building safe structures that meet owner expectations. Because contractors rely on these designs, Pennsylvania law provides a remedy against ...

Are you starting to think about transitioning leadership and/or ownership to the next generation in your company? Is the next generation really ready to assume those responsibilities? Are you the only role model the next generation has to follow? Is ...

Imagine this common scenario: you have completed your work as a contractor on a construction project, your contract with the owner contains a liquidated damages (LD) clause, there are delays on the project, and you receive notice on behalf of the ...

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently considered an issue not yet addressed by established case law concerning the ability of a contractor to recover delay damages in the face of a “no damage for delay” clause in a construction ...

Jonathan Landesman has been a partner in the Firm’s Labor & Employment Group since 2008.  We sat down with Jonathan to ask him about his experience with the Firm, his practice, and some of his more notable cases from this past year. Q: When ...

Brief Note: Greetings from the Editorial Team at Construction in Brief! Do you know how a Board of Advisors could benefit your company? Roy Cohen provides some good advice when considering this option. This issue will also introduce our newly ...

Do you know how a Board of Advisors could benefit your company? Roy Cohen provides some good advice when considering this option. This issue also introduces our newly expanded Pittsburgh team and highlights the opening of our DC office!

Judge Gene Cohen (ret.) was quoted in The Legal Intellgencier article, “‘Receivership’ Ends With Elimination of Liaison Justice,” on January 30, 2016. The full article is available on The Legal Intelligencer website. The ...

As we discussed last summer, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new Confined Space in Construction Standard, which went into effect on August 3, 2015 and required heightened training, continuous worksite evaluations ...

Presidential adviser and overall renaissance man John W. Gardner once said, “Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” While this may be an accurate description of the human condition, in the corporate world there is little room for ...

On January 21, 2016, Please join us for Ed Seglias and Jason Copley‘s seminar, “Ignorance is not Bliss: Construction Contract Provisions You Need to Know,” for the General Building Contractors Association (GBCA) in Philadelphia, ...

Arbitration has become a very common and effective way to resolve construction disputes in lieu of traditional litigation, and it is easy to understand why: The parties can select arbitrators with construction expertise who speak their language and ...

Partner Carol Sigmond was interviewed by Chris Glorioso for his NBC I-Team piece, “Whistleblower Claims Taxpayers Paid for No-Show Workers at WTC,” on January 12, 2016.