Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule on the use of cranes and derricks in underground construction and demolition.

The House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would fund Department of Defense construction at $9.95 billion and Department of Veterans’ Affairs major construction programs at $342 million in 2014. While these amounts are no doubt sizeable, they represent decreases in both budgets.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently issued an opinion that significantly impacts the scope of payment bond coverage by changing the application of what is commonly known as the “safe harbor” provision. The decision in Berks Products v. Arch Insurance Co., is already drawing fire from several quarters of the construction industry.

The first lawsuit relating to the fatal building collapse at 22nd and Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia has been filed. Mariya Plekan, a Ukranian immigrant, has brought suit and listed a number of devastating injuries.