WTEN-TV & Albany Times Union - Wed December 18, 2024
New York State Court Ruling Could Impact How Cities Report Road Damage, Conditions
A New York State Court of Appeals ruling on Dec. 17 could have sweeping impacts across the state when it comes to liability for potholes and bumps in the road. It came from the case of Henry E. Calabrese v....
AED - Tue April 02, 2024
AED Challenges Regulatory Overreach
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California challenging the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) "Advanced Clean Fleets" rulemaking....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 23, 2019
Tappan Zee Constructors Files Lawsuit Against NYS Thruway Authority
Tappan Zee Constructors LLC (TZC) and its law firm, Peckar & Abramson P.C, have filed a lawsuit against the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) concerning the release of certain documents related to the Governor Mario M....
Lexology - Tue November 13, 2018
High Court Limits Coverage for Construction Insurance
The Ohio Supreme Court issued a seminal decision recently further limiting insurance coverage for construction defects in Ohio Northern University v. Charles Construction Services, Inc. The decision held that the general contractor was not entitled to a defense or coverage on a claim relating to construction defect, even for resulting damages — contrary to the majority of other states....
Emily Buenzle - Thu October 25, 2018
Nonprofit Sues State, FHWA Over Historic Bridge Replacement
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network, a nonprofit, is suing the state of Pennsylvania and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) over the replacement of a historic bridge that has spanned the Tinicum Creek since the War of 1812....
Associated Press - Mon September 10, 2018
Tribes: Trump Illegally Approved Oil Pipeline From Canada
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota sued the Trump administration Sept. 10, claiming that approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline did not adequately analyze potential damage to cultural sites from spills and during construction....
Emily Buenzle - Wed June 06, 2018
FDOT Argues Case in Lawsuit About FIU Bridge Documents
In court on June 4, the Florida DOT (FDOT) tried to block the public and media from seeing the records that could show the cause of the fatal FIU bridge collapse in March. FDOT requested that Judge John Cooper of the Leon County Circuit Court dismiss a lawsuit by the Miami Herald, which urged the state of Florida to turn over documents including emails, meeting minutes and additional records detailing the bridge's construction and design, the Tampa Bay Times reported....
Thu May 03, 2018
OOIDA Seeks to Enjoin PA Turnpike From Diverting Excess Toll Dollars to PennDOT for Other Uses
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a motion for preliminary injunction in connection with a class-action lawsuit they brought against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The lawsuit, filed in March along with the National Motorists Association, is for excessive toll increases that place an undue burden on interstate commerce while improperly diverting toll revenue to other projects unrelated to the turnpike....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 23, 2017
Dakota Access Pipeline Developer Sues Environmental Groups
Dakota Access Pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners filed a lawsuit Aug. 22, against Greenpeace, Earth First!, BankTrack and other environmental groups, saying they caused in the pipeline's construction, NPR reported....
Kevin Riordan - Fri July 21, 2017
Historical Society Sues State DOT for Demolishing Old House
The fix was in, the die was cast, the deck was stacked — and a priceless piece of American history that survived the Revolutionary War never stood a chance against a highway construction project....
