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Few industries generate more legal activity than construction, so ENR's staff monitors the world of contracts and disputes, labor policy, liability, and all the related subfields. We pay attention to major cases that may have lasting affect on the industry and we watch for the evolving law involving such fields as the environment and collaborative project management.

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07/01/09 $75-Million Mediated Settlement Identifies No Cause in Collapse
Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority has settled in full with the insurers of URS Corp., San Francisco, for $74.75 million in claims for the 2004 collapse of a section of elevated highway during construction.
06/17/09 Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Challenge to U.S. Border Fence
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 15 refused to accept a case seeking to stop the federal government from building a fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, letting stand a lower-court ruling authorizing its construction.
05/15/09 Court Rules in Favor of Atlantic Yards Megadevelopment

The Appellate Division of the New York state court ruled four to zero to uphold the state’s right to use eminent domain to build the Atlantic Yards megadevelopment in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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