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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane recently charged XTO Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, with criminal violations of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act and the Clean Streams Law, based on an alleged discharge of waste ...

 Photo: Philadelphia Bar Association Cohen Seglias Associate, Matthew G. Tom, was awarded the 2013 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Pursuit of Justice” Legal Writing Award by the Philadelphia Bar Association. A redacted version of his winning ...

The phrase “knowledge is power,” like most clichés, proves true more often than not – especially on construction projects where the status and amount of payments, terms of written agreements, and the content of project documents are ...

On June 21, 2012, the Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed the Building Energy Benchmarking Law, Bill No. 120428-A, requiring owners of nonresidential spaces of 50,000 square feet or more to track and report energy and water use. This past ...

Last week, the construction law section of the American Bar Association held its annual Fall Meeting. The program, held in Washington, DC, was entitled “Capital Projects: P3s, Design-Build, and Beyond.” The ABA Forum on the Construction ...

Many people are feeling pretty pessimistic about their finances and are wondering how they’re going to pay their bills. Their situation may be due to layoffs or stock market fluctuations among other things. If you have family and friends that ...

Risk is unavoidable. It doesn’t matter what part of a project you are involved in or if you are the architect, engineer or contractor. What does matter is having a plan because risk management brings value to your company’s work and the ...

In the construction industry, mediation has become an extremely popular vehicle for resolving disputes that develop during and after projects. It is particularly appealing because (i) it can provide an early opportunity for the parties to resolve a ...

Join our Construction Partner, George Pallas, for the webinar “Technology for Secure Job Sites” on September 12th with Engineering News-Record. Reducing risk on the job site begins by controlling the perimeter fence and entry gate, and ...

As schools across the country open, most people in the Delaware Valley are well aware of the School District of Philadelphia’s financial woes. As the School District considers measures to help close its massive budget deficit, it has recently ...

Two weeks ago, the Philadelphia Zoning Board approved the construction of Ridge Flats at 4300 Ridge Avenue in East Falls—a project proposed by developer and design-builder Onion Flats. The Project The five story building will provide 146 ...

John Greenhall and Anthony Bottenfield authored an article, “Look Before You Leap: Know the Law Before Joining the Housing Boom” which appeared in Construction Today Magazine. “It is common knowledge that the construction ...

We are pleased to announce that three Cohen Seglias attorneys have been named to the 2014 Best Lawyers in America® list. George Pallas was named to the Litigation – Construction category, Marc Furman for Employment Law Management and Labor ...

Loyal readers will recall our previous discussion regarding the prevalence of tablets and iPads on construction project sites.  As the industry becomes increasingly connected, user-friendly apps for mobile devices are changing the way contractors ...

As our readership knows, states are increasingly looking to public-private partnerships as a means of construction and development.  Maryland is one such state.  We previously reported that Maryland had revised its existing public private ...

The unexpected death of James Gandolfini at the young age of 51 has sparked national interest about the will of the man who made Tony Soprano a household name. The problems it caused remind us about taxes, how to provide for family in a sensible ...

Brief Note: We hope everyone enjoyed their summer and are now ready to gear up for a productive fall. We are excited to announce the launch of the Firm’s Facebook page! Please like our company page for timely updates on Firm news and new ...

Under the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law, bid specifications set forth a list of documents that are required to be submitted along with a bid at the time of the submission. With respect to these mandatory submission requirements, the ...

In January, Governor Chris Christie signed an Executive Order and proposed emergency regulations regarding construction after Superstorm Sandy in flood-prone areas of New Jersey. After a public hearing in March, the emergency regulations were made ...

In a recent Pennsylvania appellate court decision, the court clarified the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law in the context of when groundwork is performed as part of the planned construction, but the building is never built. The filing of a ...