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Bianchi Trison Corp. v. Chao

Construction, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's challenge to citations issued for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which occurred during the demolition of Three...

Antilles Cement Corp. v. Vila

Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law
The district court's determination that two Puerto Rico construction statutes violate the dormant Foreign Commerce Clause is remanded to determine...

Maryland Stadium Auth. v. Ellerbe Becket Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Education Law
In a suit for breach of contract arising from the construction of a new arena for the University of Maryland, the district court lacked removal...

McAndrew v. Hazegh

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts
In a construction contract dispute, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed; however, the trial court erred in awarding penalty and attorney fees...

Acosta v. Glenfed Dev. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Construction
In a construction defect action, defendants may not assert the 10-year limitations period in Code of Civil Procedure section 337.15 as a defense where...

Interstate Contracting Corp. v. City of Dallas

Construction, Contracts
A jury verdict in favor of plaintiff's claim, alleging breach of a construction contract, is reversed where the parties' contract is unambiguous and,...

Green Mountain R.R. Corp. v. State of Vermont

Constitutional Law, Construction, Environmental Law
A Vermont environmental statute cannot impose pre-construction permit requirements on proposed railroad transloading facilities on the ground that the...

Browne v. Turner Constr. Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the furnishing and abrupt withdrawal of safety equipment could...

Travelers Cas. & Surety Co. v. Wright Ins. Agency Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
In a suit for breach of contract related to bonds issued to a construction company, the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's suit where it...

Lakeland Enter. v. Chao

Administrative Law, Construction, Labor & Employment Law
A civil penalty assessed against plaintiff, for willful violation of 29 C.F.R. section 1926.652(a)(1), which requires that workers in excavation...