USA Today New York - Thu July 15, 2021
NY Thruway Rejects Most of Cuomo Bridge Builder's $960M in Claims
A top official with the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) rejected most of the $960 million in claims from the builders of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge on July 7. The NYSTA agreed instead to pay only $28 million for a piece of the dispute that had already been resolved, along with a handful of other small costs....
Bloomberg Law - Thu July 01, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of PennEast in Land-Use Suits
In a narrow 5-4 ruling on June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that natural-gas pipeline projects with federal approval can seize state-owned land in a case that supports PennEast Pipeline Co.'s planned 116-mi....
Associated Press - Tue March 23, 2021
Houston's 10-Year, $7B Project Put On Hold After Lawsuit
HOUSTON (AP) A federal lawsuit was filed to stop a massive $7 billion highway widening project in Houston that local officials and community advocates say won't improve the area's traffic congestion and will disproportionately impact minority residents who would be displaced by the proposed construction....
Associated Press - Wed August 12, 2020
Court Reverses Its Decision on Dakota Access Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A federal appeals court on Aug. 5 reversed a judge's order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline pending a full environmental review. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with pipeline owner Energy Transfer to keep the oil flowing, saying a lower-court judge "did not make the findings necessary for injunctive relief."But the appellate court declined to grant Energy Transfer's motion to block the review, saying the company had "failed to make a strong showing of likely success."The appeals court said it expects the parties to "clarify their positions" in the lower court....
Associated Press - Wed July 15, 2020
Court Ruling Puts Keystone Pipeline Construction on Hold
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline from Canada on July 6 by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental project permit....
CEG - Tue January 14, 2020
Owner-Operators Struggle With Strict Rules of AB5
When the California Supreme Court signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) into law, things began to look grim for California owner-operators working for trucking companies. AB5, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, puts strict rules into place regarding the independent contractor status....
Associated Press - Mon January 06, 2020
States Urge SCOTUS to Allow Pipeline Work to Continue
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) Attorneys general from 18 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to continue. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said his office will lead the coalition....
Nomaan Merchant – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon December 30, 2019
U.S. Heads to Court to Build Trump Border Wall in Texas
Three years into Donald Trump's presidency, the U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall. Trump's signature campaign promise has consistently faced political, legal and environmental obstacles in Texas, which has the largest section of the U.S.-Mexico border, most of it without fencing....
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....
Massachusetts AGC - Thu September 12, 2019
Massachusetts Court Makes Important Ruling for General Contractors
In a case closely watched by the construction industry, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) reecently overturned a Superior Court's decision barring any recovery by the general contractor G4S (the "general") against the project owner because the general had intentionally and falsely certified that subcontractors had been timely paid when they had not....
