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CMAA – New Administration, New Playing Field: The Impact on False Claims and Compliance

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Brian D. Waller

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SCL Young Professional Session – How to Become 鈥淣ext-Gen鈥� in Construction Disputes

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Elaine Y. Lee

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2025 IBDIC International Conference: 鈥淧roject Management and Oversight: Contracts, Responsibilities and Challenges鈥�

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Dismissal of Performance Bond Allegations

Peckar & Abramson’s Miami office achieved a favorable outcome for its client, a surety that issued a performance bond for a general contractor, against claims from the project owner for failure to provide necessary notices under an A312-2010 performance bond. The project owner, as the plaintiff, sought to hold our client liable for alleged breaches ... Read More

$48 Million Award and Successful Defense of $135 Million Claim

Peckar & Abramson is proud to have represented one of the nation鈥檚 largest general contractors in the achievement of a $48 million award in its favor and the denial of a $135 million claim against it in Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida on May 3, 2024 arising out of the FDOT鈥檚 $2.3 ... Read More

Client鈥檚 Right to Millions in Consequential Damages Upheld

Peckar & Abramson鈥檚 Texas lawyers won an appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth District of Texas, entitling their client to recover consequential damages and rejecting the defendant鈥檚 argument that its proposal鈥檚 terms and conditions were part of the contract.聽 The case affirms long-standing contract principles under the Uniform Commercial Code (鈥淯CC鈥�) and ... Read More

$400 Million Settlement

Peckar & Abramson is proud to have represented Flatiron/Dragados LLC in the achievement of the $400 million settlement聽announced聽by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on October 12, 2023 arising out of the construction of the new Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas. In addition to settling all outstanding disputes and damage claims, TxDOT also removed ... Read More

No Damages

P&A鈥檚 New York lawyers secured a favorable judgment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The case involved claims by a New York hemp seed broker alleging that our client, a Colorado hemp grower, sold it defective hemp seeds. The broker, who resold the hemp seeds for a profit ... Read More

An Important Precedent

P&A鈥檚 New Jersey lawyers secured a favorable judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Our attorneys successfully defended a claim for single employer and alter ego status wherein a labor union鈥檚 benefit funds filed a complaint seeking to bind our client, a paving contractor in the New York ... Read More

A Case of First Impression

In a case of first impression, P&A represented a general contractor, whose home office is in Maryland, with respect to a project in New Jersey. A subcontractor brought a lawsuit against the general contractor in state court in New Jersey. The subcontract between P&A鈥檚 client and the subcontractor identified Maryland as the choice of venue. ... Read More

Bench Trial Success

Peckar & Abramson’s Houston lawyers secured a judgment in the Harris County District Court. Our attorneys successfully defended a claim for wrongful termination and delay damages brought by a subcontractor against our highway contractor client and its payment bond surety. P&A’s client was also counterclaiming for excess completion costs. Peckar & Abramson tried the case ... Read More

Bet the Company – and Win

Peckar & Abramson’s Chicago office scored a victory on behalf of its client in a true “bet the company litigation”. The Plaintiff, a global and well-funded competitor, alleged that our client had engaged in fraud and conspiracy, while improperly aiding and abetting unfair competition practices. The plaintiff’s sought punitive damages that would have bankrupted our ... Read More

P&A Closes $10.5 million Acquisition on Behalf of European Contractor

Peckar & Abramson’s M&A team recently represented a European Contractor in the successful closing of its $10.5 million purchase of the controlling interest of a heavy highway and civil contractor. Our M&A team structured the transaction and negotiated the purchase agreement, LLC membership agreements, executive employment agreements and other transaction documents. Our team conducted a ... Read More

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Super Lawyers庐 Names Five Peckar & Abramson Attorneys to 2025 Washington, DC Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists; Michael Branca Selected to Top 100 List

麻豆映像. (P&A) is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been named to the 2025 Washington, DC聽Super Lawyers庐聽and Rising Stars lists for construction law. According to the publication, the lists are exclusive, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in each jurisdiction as Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent ... Read More

Chambers USA Names Peckar & Abramson to Band 1 Level in Construction Law; 33 P&A Lawyers Recognized as Leading Attorneys; Eight Regions and Government Contracts Practice Recognized

麻豆映像. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Chambers USA has once again recognized the firm at the Band 1 level nationwide in Construction Law. P&A stands alone in being named a Band 1 firm in Construction Law nationally and has been named in the position every year since Chambers USA began awarding ... Read More

Peckar & Abramson Achieves Recognition Among Construction Executive鈥檚 鈥淭op 50 Construction Law Firms鈩⑩��

麻豆映像. (P&A) is pleased to announce that it has once again been ranked among the top of Construction Executive鈥檚 (CE) 鈥淭he Top 50 Construction Law Firms鈩⑩��. P&A has been recognized in this manner since 2019, the inaugural year of the publication鈥檚 rankings. Firm Chair Steven M. Charney commented, 鈥淥ur dedicated team tirelessly ... Read More

Peckar & Abramson Named to NJBIZ In the Lead 2025: Legacy Businesses List

麻豆映像. (P&A) is pleased to announce that the firm was named to NJBIZ鈥檚 In the Lead 2025: Legacy Businesses list. According to the publication, to create this list the 鈥淣JBIZ staff looked for business that have not only been around for many decades 鈥� and centuries 鈥� but that are also still ... Read More

Court Rules That ERISA Preemption Bars Recovery of Union Benefit Fund Payments Pursuant to New York鈥檚 Wage Theft Statute From a General Contractor Where a Subcontractor Failed to Fund Payments

Summary In 2022 the State of New York passed a Wage Theft statute[1] that聽includes authorizing suits against contractors to recover the unpaid employee wages and benefits of their subcontractors. In 2023 a union benefit fund sued a general contractor under the Wage Theft statute in New York State, seeking payment of nearly three million dollars ... Read More

Living on The Edge: The Unacknowledged Delay/Acceleration

This article was written for ConsensusDocs and first appeared here. Picture this: you were the successful bidder on a state highway project. The project is scheduled to take about two years. Notice to proceed was issued six months ago, you have procured equipment and supplies, your subcontractors are lined up, and work is underway. The ... Read More

11 Peckar & Abramson Attorneys Named to 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists; Kevin J. O鈥機onnor Selected to Top 100 List

麻豆映像. (P&A) is proud to announce that 11 attorneys have been named to the 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers庐 and Rising Stars lists. According to Super Lawyers, these lists highlight a select group of attorneys, with no more than five percent recognized as Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent named ... Read More

Best Practice Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Dispute Boards

These guidelines was written for The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and first appeared here. Introduction The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is nothing new. Back in 1950, Alan Turing posed the question: 鈥溾�楥an machines think?鈥� (1) Fast forward to 2024 and AI is everywhere. It is not the future; it is the here and now. ... Read More

In Memoriam: Roger S. Markowitz

Peckar & Abramson mourns the loss of Roger S. Markowitz, retired Partner, who passed away on March 13, 2025, at the age of 81. Roger joined P&A as a partner in January of 1998 and continued to practice with us through his retirement at the beginning of 2024. Roger was a highly respected construction lawyer, ... Read More

Expert Q&A: Responding to the Impacts of Trump Administration Tariffs on Construction Materials

In this Expert Q&A, Levi W. Barrett, co-managing partner of Peckar & Abramson鈥檚 New Jersey office, shares his insights on the latest tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on steel and aluminum materials used in construction projects. Published by Practical Law Real Estate, this Q&A provides essential guidance for contractors, owners, developers, and legal counsel ... Read More