Summary of Amendments Recently, Governor Murphy signed into law Bill S4281 significantly amending the Public Works Certificate Registration Act (PWCRA), N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 to -56.57. As a result, Joint Ventures will be permitted to bid on certain public works projects without prior registration. At a minimum, Joint Ventures should be cognizant of the following important requirements set forth by the amendment: [...] Read More

Cody Schneider, a partner in P&A's Houston, TX office, was featured in The Construction Broadsheet‘s latest “Legal Q and A” to answer questions regarding responsibility for construction defects. The questions include: We completed a large commercial office project a few years ago, and defects are emerging with multiple trades. Their contractual warranties were for a year. Is there any way [...] Read More

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. Deciding to settle a construction dispute is often wrought with difficulty, requiring the decision maker to evaluate a number of factors. Nevertheless, there are no hard and fast rules that apply when advising a party whether or not they should settle a dispute. Yet the vast majority of construction [...] Read More