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President Trump Implements Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

June 23, 2025 — Griffen Thorne - Lewis Brisbois
Los Angeles, Calif. (June 4, 2025) - On May 30, 2025, President Donald Trump announced to rallygoers in Pennsylvania that his administration would soon double the tariff on imported steel from 25 percent to 50 percent. On June 3, 2025, President Trump issued a Proclamation that formally doubles the tariffs on steel articles and derivative steel articles, as well as doubling the tariffs (to 50 percent) on aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles. As was widely anticipated, the Proclamation was issued pursuant to section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232”). A President may issue Section 232 tariffs if the Secretary of Commerce finds that there is a threat to U.S. national security, which the former Secretary of Commerce first did in President Trump’s original administration. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Griffen Thorne, Lewis Brisbois
Mr. Thorne may be contacted at Griffen.Thorne@lewisbrisbois.com

No Cross-Complaint Needed: Contractor Can Fight Co-Defendant’s Summary Judgment

October 21, 2025 — Keith E. Smith - Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
In a decision of first impression, the California Court of Appeal in RND Contractors, Inc. v. WRSE (2025) 112 Cal.App.5th 697, clarified whether a co-defendant may oppose another defendant's motion for summary judgment without having first filed a cross-complaint. The case arose from the collapse of a high school gymnasium during construction, leading to negligence, wrongful death, and premises liability claims against the project participants. The court held that "any adverse party" may oppose another party's motion for summary judgment, even if the Plaintiff does not oppose the motion and there is no cross-complaint filed by the co-defendant opposing summary judgment. This ruling resolves a novel procedural question which had not been addressed by any Court of Appeal in California to date. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Keith E. Smith, Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Mr. Smith may be contacted at kesmith@wshblaw.com

White And Williams Celebrates Chambers USA Guide 2025 Rankings

June 09, 2025 — White and Williams LLP
Chambers has officially released their 2025 USA Guide, and White and Williams LLP has been recognized for several practice groups and attorneys in this year’s report. In Pennsylvania, the firm was ranked in the areas of (i) Insurance and (ii) Real Estate: Finance, and in Maryland, the firm was ranked in the area of Construction. “White and Williams is honored to receive continued recognition in three practice areas,” said Tim Davis, Managing Partner of the Firm. “We are also thrilled to have eight attorneys recognized for their outstanding legal work in the 2025 USA Guide.” Chambers recognized both Tim Davis, and Nancy Frantz, Chair of the Real Estate Group, for Real Estate: Finance. Chambers also ranked Randy Maniloff, Partner, and Patricia Santelle, Chair Emeritus/Former Managing Partner, for Insurance in Pennsylvania. Partners David Gilliss and Eric Korphage were recognized for Construction in Maryland. David Marion, Senior Counsel, and a recognized Chambers Senior Statesperson (23-years ranked) was recognized for Litigation: General Commercial. Thomas Pinney, Partner in the Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice, received a Chambers USA ranking for the first time for Bankruptcy/Restructuring. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of White and Williams LLP

Chambers USA Recognizes Hunton’s Insurance Coverage Practice in 2025 Guide

June 16, 2025 — Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP - Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that its Insurance Coverage practice was recognized nationally for Insurance: Dispute Resolution – Policyholder in the recently released 2025 Chambers USA guide. The team also received state rankings in Florida (Insurance: Dispute Resolution), Georgia (Insurance), the District of Columbia (Insurance: Policyholder), and Massachusetts (Insurance). In addition, the 2025 rankings included individual recognitions for Lorelie “Lorie” S. Masters (USA Nationwide and District of Columbia), Michael S. Levine (District of Columbia), Koorosh “KT” Talieh (District of Columbia), Walter J. Andrews (Florida), Andrea DeField (Florida), Cary D. Steklof (Florida), Lawrence J. Bracken II (Georgia), and Geoffrey B. Fehling (Massachusetts). Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

OSHA Aims to Address the Long Summer Days

August 05, 2025 — W. Tyler Lloyd - The Dispute Resolver
As the summer progresses, construction projects across the country will undoubtedly take advantage of the warmth and dry conditions to move towards completion. These long summer days can also lead to concern on the project site, particularly as it relates to the safety of workers exposed to the heat. In response to the potential dangers that heat exposure can cause, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (“OSHA”) introduced its first-ever proposed standard titled “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings” in 2024. The proposed rule, if implemented, will apply to all employers conducting outdoor and indoor work in all general industry, construction, maritime, and agricultural sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction. However, the proposed rule excludes short-duration employee exposure to heat. Among other requirements, the proposed rule introduces several key requirements aimed at protecting workers from the hazards of excessive heat. If it is implemented, the proposed rule requires employers to conduct regular heat assessments and monitor workplace temperatures. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of W. Tyler Lloyd, Stites and Harbison, PLLC
Mr. Lloyd may be contacted at tlloyd@stites.com

Two Paths to Industrialized Construction: Lessons from China

May 19, 2025 — Aarni Heiskanen - AEC Business
Chinese construction has been in the headlines for record-breaking speed: a 10-story residential building erected in 28 hours and 45 minutes, or a 57-story skyscraper built in 19 working days. These projects rely on meticulous planning, extreme prefabrication, and clockwork execution. Besides those unique showcase projects, I wanted to learn how Chinese AEC firms are industrializing construction at scale. My recent conversation with three China Construction Third Engineering Bureau (CSCEC 3rd Bureau) experts shed light on two breakthrough technologies that exemplify this shift. Two strategies for industrialization As the construction industry evolves, two powerful strategies are emerging to drive industrialization: bringing construction into the factory or bringing the factory to the construction site. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Aarni Heiskanen, AEC Business
Mr. Heiskanen may be contacted at aec-business@aepartners.fi

The Court Rules in Favor of Partners Benjamin Price and Ajay Ahluwalia’s Arbitration Ruling Awarding Damages!

September 23, 2025 — Dolores Montoya - Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP
The action involved a large-scale tenant improvement project for a manufacturing facility in Los Angeles County. BWB&O’s client served as the general contractor for the project. During the project, the owner terminated the construction contract for cause. The general contractor, through BWB&O, initiated arbitration proceedings asserting claims for Breach of Contract and Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing. BWB&O argued there was no basis for termination and thus, per the terms of the contract, the owner was liable for approximately $700,000.00 in termination costs incurred by BWB&O’s client. The owner asserted counterclaims against BWB&O’s client for Breach of Contract, Negligence, Breach of Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Malicious Prosecution, and Declaratory Relief, seeking no less than $1,500,000.00. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP

Waste Not: NJ Digester Plant Transforms Food Waste to Fuel

June 23, 2025 — Pam McFarland - Engineering News-Record
It’s no secret that New York City, like many densely populated urban areas throughout history, has a trash and rodent problem. Mountains of bloated trash bags —many containing food waste that attract rats burrowing and gnawing through them—are a blight on sidewalks all over the city. Read the full story...
Reprinted courtesy of Pam McFarland, Engineering News-Record

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