Getting to $75,000 and One Penny: Sixth Circuit Disapproves of Plaintiffs' Evasion
Boo-Ware of Settlement Boo Boos
In Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. v. United States Fire Insurance Company, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21488, the general contractor, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. (“S&P”), purchased two (2) insurance policies for a project involving construction of the Zapata County Courthouse in Texas.
The Opportunity Zone - Do the Math
SEC Amends Municipal Securities Disclosure Rule, Adding to List of "Event Notices"
On August 20, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it adopted amendments to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”).
Choice of Law and Your Construction Contract
What law governs your construction contract and the claims that may arise out of it? Answering this question incorrectly could be very costly, and so can needless legal fights about which law should govern.
Sixth Circuit rules "tender back" doctrine inapplicable to Title VII and the Equal Pay Act
In a divided opinion, the Sixth Circuit recently ruled that the common law “tender back” doctrine is inconsistent with the remedial purposes of Title VII and the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”).
The Emerging Trend of Modular Construction
Judge Rejects NLRB – McDonald's Settlement in 'Joint-Employer' Case