Articles

Employee Screening and Testing in the COVID-19 Era: Getting Back to Work

By: Aaron C. Schlesinger, Partner, & Shannon D. Azzaro, Partner, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Currently Available Workplace Protocols for Employers Employers seeking to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in…

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Employers with 100+ Employees and Federal Contractors Subject to New COVID-19 Requirements

By: Jacob W. Scott Partner and Jeanne M. Harrison Associate, Smith Currie & Hancock LLP. On September 9, 2021, the Biden administration took two significant steps designed to reduce the…

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Estimating the Cost of Risk at Preconstruction

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Evolution of ConsensusDOCS Contracts

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Factors to Consider When Deciding to Terminate for Default

By: John T. Crowley Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. A general contractor’s young project engineer, frustrated with an underperforming subcontractor, asked an old superintendent why the company would not…

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False Implied Certifications in Making Payment Requests: What We Can Learn from Lance Armstrong

By: Brian S. Wood and Alex Gorelik Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP     In April 2018, the Department of Justice announced a $5M settlement reached in its lawsuit against…

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Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By: Jacob W. Scott Of Counsel, Matthew E.Cox Partner, Currie & Hancock LLP In response to several common questions regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), we have prepared…

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Federal Vaccine Mandates: The Changing Landscape

By: G. Scott Walters Partner, Jacob W. Scott Partner, Jeanne M. Harrison Associate, Alexander Gorelik Associate, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.             In September 2021, the White House’s Safer Federal…

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Fixing the Problem – Not the Blame

Who is responsible for defective design under Texas law?  The contractor, under the Lonergan case? The owner, under the Spearin case?  A recent Fifth Circuit decision suggests that, in some cases, this may be…

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