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Chris M. Sweeney Authors Article “How to Ensure a Successful Inefficiency Claim”
Published Date: October 27, 2016
Chris M. Sweeney, an associate in the firm's Washington, DC office, authored a bylined article, entitled "How to Ensure a Successful Inefficiency Claim" which was published in the Fall 2016 DRI Quarterly In-House magazine, the In-House Defense Quarterly. The article discusses inefficiency / lost productivity claims and the common methods of proving the existence of and amount of damages for [...] Read More
Gary M. Stein and Adam P. Handfinger Published Article “Florida Beware: Amendment 4 and Its Negative Economic Impact” in Constructor Magazine
Published Date: October 27, 2016
In November, 2010 Florida voters will decide whether to approve Amendment 4 to Florida’s Constitution, which would require voters to approve any and all changes to local comprehensive land-use plans. Currently, publicly elected city and county commissioners make these types of land-use decisions without the need for a general vote. Amendment 4 needs at least sixty-percent of the total votes [...] Read More
Susan Elliott Authors Article in the AGC of America Newsletter, titled “Subcontractor Reporting Requirements Under Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces”
Published Date: October 27, 2016
Susan Elliott, an associate in the firm's Washington, DC Office, authored an article in the AGC of America Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2016, titled "Subcontractor Reporting Requirements Under Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces". The article focuses on the implementation of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Rule and final U.S. Department of Labor Guidance implementing Executive Order 13673, "Fair [...] Read More
Robert S. Peckar Moderated a Luncheon Program
Published Date: October 27, 2016
Bob Peckar moderated the luncheon program which featured an in depth and revealing panel discussion about the nation's minority business enterprise (MBE) programs over the past fifty years with Professor Thomas " Danny" Boston of Georgia Tech, Hilton Smith who is Senior Vice President for Corporate and National Community Affairs at Turner Construction Company and Jeffrey Smalls who is president [...] Read More
Contamination and a New Courthouse Construction Project
Published Date: October 26, 2016
Legal battles are supposed to take place in the courthouse and certainly not before one is built. When it was time for a new $100 million Staten Island courthouse to be constructed, no one expected delays would last for over a year due to unforeseen rock and contaminated soil. That is when P&A went to work defending the sub-contractors in a [...] Read More
