Council Grants Initial Approval To Sixers Arena

Following several delays to allow more time for negotiation, the Philadelphia City Council granted preliminary approval to several bills authorizing the development of the proposed Sixers arena in Center City. Amendments included increasing the community benefits agreement from $50 million to $60 million, with additional funding for community programs and services. The legislative package is likely to pass finally next week.
City Contracting Issues Leave Nonprofits Waiting Months for Payment
A task force convened by Mayor Parker to […]

By | December 18th, 2024 ||

New York Construction Practice Team Obtains Summary Judgment And Dismissal Of Labor Law Claims

In Trujillo-Cruz v. City of New York, et al., New York Partner Inderjit Dhami, a member of New York Partner Meghan A. Cavalieri’s Construction Practice Team, recently obtained summary judgment and dismissal of the plaintiff’s Labor Law §240(1), §241(6) and §200 claims dismissing the entire case against national developer and construction company clients.

The plaintiff alleged to have sustained injuries as the result of a construction site accident occurring on July 11, 2018, while in the […]

By | December 15th, 2024 ||

Commonly Used Progress Payments In Construction Contracts Do Not Render Them Installment Contracts

In BIL-JIM Construction Company, Inc. v. Wyncrest Commons, LP, 2023 WL 7276637 (Unpublished, decided November 3, 2023), the New Jersey Appellate Division was asked to consider two issues regarding the interpretation and application of a construction contract that utilized the standard form American Institute of Architects owner/contractor agreement (AIA Document A101-2007) (the “AIA Contract”). Specifically, it was asked to consider: 1) whether a modified AIA Contract was an “installment contract,” whereby each progress payment was […]

By | December 4th, 2023 ||