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Termination for Convenience Clauses: Maybe More Than Just Convenience 

By Robert C. Shaia, Partner and Jane M. Kutepova, Former Associate,  Watt, Tieder, Hoffar, & Fitzgerald, LLP. A contractor begins work on a project and everything is going well, until…

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The Adoption Of A COVID-19 Vaccination Policy in the Workplace

By: Kevin J. O’Connor Partner, Aaron Schlesinger Partner, Lauren Rayner Davis Associate, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. It was not long after the first pharmaceutical company announced a successful Phase 3…

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The American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) to Join the ConsensusDocs Coalition

Washington D.C. – Today, ConsensusDocs is announcing the addition of the American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) to the ConsensusDocs Coalition. ConsensusDocs is dedicated to drafting and publishing best-practice standard…

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The Basics of Subcontractor Defaults – Key Considerations

By: Gerard J. Onorata Partner, Peckar & Abramson, PC. The success of general contractors in completing a construction project is often dependent upon the performance of their subcontractors.  General contractors…

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The Cross-Party Exclusion: The Hazards of Additional Named Insured Provisions

By: Laurie A. Stanziale Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP. Most construction contracts contain insurance provisions setting forth the insurance required of the contractor or other downstream parties.  Some provisions are detailed and lengthy while others are…

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The Designer’s Pre-bid Standard Of Care In A Design-Build Project

By: Joshua A. Morehouse Associate, Peckar & Abramson P.C. Design-build continues to grow in popularity as a project delivery vehicle. Yet this popularity brings its own challenges. Design-build alters the…

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The Double-Breasted Dilemma

By: Lauren E. Rankins, Partner What Is A Double-Breasted Operation? A double-breasted operation is when a firm has two entities, and one entity performs work under collective bargaining agreements and…

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The Pitfalls of Stapling Quotes to P.O.s –
Buyout, Mixed Contracts, and Contracts for Modular Construction

By: John T. Crowley Associate, Smith Currie & Hancock LLP. A Project manager buried in supplier buyout asked himself, “Self, why can’t I just staple these quotes to the back…

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The Status of OSHA’s Impending Heat Stress Standard

By: Stephen E. Irving Senior Counsel, Peckar & Abramson, P.C. There has been much talk in the last several months about OSHA’s intent to establish a national standard to prevent…

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