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Indirect Benefit Does Not Support Unjust Enrichment Claim Against Prime Contractor

July 5, 2023 — David Adelstein - Florida Construction Legal Updates

A recent case out of the Northern District of Florida dealing with a federal project provides an interesting discussion about a sub-subcontractor asserting a claim against the prime contractor for unjust enrichment. The prime contractor argued...

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Conversations with My Younger Self: 5 Things I Wish I Knew Then

July 24, 2023 — Steve Swart - The Dispute Resolver

I remember the morning I became a construction law attorney. It was on my birthday several years ago when a partner called me into his office and asked me to review the A107 contract form for a large firm client. The assignment gave me a new...

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Congratulations to BWB&O’s 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Stars!

July 5, 2021 — Dolores Montoya - Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP

Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP is excited to announce Partners Kyle Carroll, Nicole Nuzzo, and Michael D’Andrea, as well as Associates Andy Arakelian and Andrew Steinberg, have been selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers Southern California...

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Freight Train Carrying Hot Asphalt, Molten Sulfur Plunges Into Yellowstone River as Bridge Fails

July 10, 2023 — Associated Press - Engineering News-Record

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COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below.

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Ready, Fire, Aim: The Importance of Targeting Your Delay Notices

November 8, 2021 — Bradley Sands, Jones Walker LLP - ConsensusDocs

Providing written notice of delay to subcontractors when a project is behind schedule is a regular part of good project documentation practices. A properly targeted delay notice is an important, project correspondence that is an appropriate...

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The Choice Is Yours – Or Is It? Anti-Choice-of-Laws Statutes Applicable to Construction Contracts

October 3, 2022 — Tiffany Raush & Tanya McGill - ConsensusDocs

During contract negotiations and review, the parties make choices about what risks they are willing to accept and at what cost. But one often overlooked choice—the choice of law applicable to the contract—can undermine carefully negotiated...

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