9/17/20
By: Ben Dunlap A recent ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts underscores the importance of confirming the effectiveness of coverage for contractors and subcontractors on construction projects. In Factory Mut. Ins. Co. v. Skanska United States Bldg., No. 18-cv-11700-DLC, 2020, the Court ruled that a general contractor and subcontractor were…
Cyberrisks to Contractors and Securing Proper Coverage
6/29/18
By: Barry Brownstein Increasingly sophisticated hackers have targeted personal and business data held by companies like Target Corp., Sony Corp., Equifax Inc. and Yahoo Inc. during the past decade. The construction industry is just as susceptible to these risks as any other industry. As construction projects increase in size and there is more sharing of…
Contractors are Under Greater Scrutiny for Compliance with Davis Bacon Requirements
7/9/13
By: Kamy Molavi Recently, we at FMG’s construction law group have seen several cases involving the Davis Bacon Act. Davis Bacon is the federal law that requires all workers to be paid the “prevailing wages” on federal contracts. The law also applies to a non-federal contract if the project is at least partially paid…