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Apr 5 2024 // In the moments before the cargo ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and sent it crumbling into the water, a flurry of urgent warnings crackled over radios and enabled police to block traffic from getting on...
Feb 14 2024 // When Rahm Emanuel ran Chicago and wanted to boast about the health of the city, the then-mayor pointed to the number of construction cranes across the skyline — 60 at the end of 2017.Almost five years after he left...
Nov 18 2024 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Firefighters in Kentucky’s largest city rescued a construction worker on a demolition team who fell into a void Thursday and became trapped in rubble, requiring a tedious, hours-long...
Jun 17 2024 // While the labor market continues to come up short for the construction industry, the insurance market is doing its job supplying the coverages the industry needs to keep up with the significant demand for new...
Aug 16 2024 // A home builder is not covered under the property damage coverage in its commercial liability policy for construction defects for which it was responsible.A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court has held for...
May 10 2024 // The body of the last missing construction worker killed in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March has been recovered, officials announced Tuesday as demolition crews prepared to use explosives...
Aug 26 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia.In the world of construction, navigating the diverse landscape of insurance programs can feel as complex as coordinating a large-scale project itself. With many...
Jul 16 2024 // The families of two construction workers killed when an airport hangar in Idaho collapsed are suing several companies that were involved in the building process, alleging the businesses recklessly cut corners and used...
Dec 18 2023 // Despite signing a 2021 settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that included a promise to protect its employees from potentially deadly trenching and excavation hazards, a Minnesota construction contractor...
Jan 25 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. As construction industry professionals gear up for 2024, they are faced with a landscape marked by potential challenges, much like the preceding year....
Jul 1 2024 // Florida Senate Bill 360 became law on April 13, 2023. It significantly reduced the time Florida’s statute of repose and statute of limitations give plaintiffs – including subrogating insurers – to bring civil...
Sep 19 2024 // Families of immigrant construction workers killed when Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was hit by the cargo ship Dali plan to challenge the attempt by the ship owner and operator to limit...
Jun 25 2024 // A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule expanding the cases in which construction contractors are required to pay workers prevailing wages that apply to $200 billion of federally funded...
Aug 14 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia.The construction industry is a complex ecosystem with various stakeholders—each facing unique challenges, particularly when it comes to insurance needs. Having spent...
Mar 7 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The construction industry faces a new set of challenges each year, and 2024 is no exception. Although 2023 saw a 19.7% surge[1] in spending for nonresidential...
Dec 1 2023 // A federal grand jury has indicted Richard Zagger, of Blue Point, New York, charging him with conspiracy and obstruction of an investigation into a fatal construction accident, according to the U.S. Department of...
Jul 3 2024 // A Philadelphia jury has awarded $68.5 million in damages to the widow and son of a 38-year-old construction worker who was killed in 2021 in a fall from a fifth-floor balcony at a luxury townhouse site.Siarhei...
Aug 9 2024 // Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).According to the...
May 10 2024 // China Construction Bank Corp., the nation’s third-largest commercial lender, was accused in a US lawsuit of enabling a massive fraud in the reinsurance industry that left companies with “monumental...
Oct 28 2024 // More than 100 people were arrested late last week in storm-ravaged Pinellas County, Florida, charged with looting homes and working as unlicensed contractors, two weeks after Hurricane Milton forced many residents to...