Excess Insurer can be Sued by Policyholder for Failure to Cover a Claim

The Ninth Circuit rejects an excess insurer’s arguments that it’s not liable for a claim against the insured and the primary insurer. It is accepted that insurers will examine the contractual language of their policies and the underlying facts su

VA Officials Will Not Be Prosecuted for Cost Overruns

No one is to be held responsible for budget overruns for a VA hospital that will cost three times its original estimated amount The Department of Justice, the U.S. Congress, and both the last Administration and the current one have addressed the Depa

A Classic Case of Quantum Meruit

Illinois Appellate Court rules in favor of defendant in a quantum meruit claim. Brandon Carter, writing in the ABA’s The Dispute Resolver, discusses an Illinois Appellate Court case, Archon Construction Co. v. U.S. Shelter , 2017 IL App (1st) 15340

CSC 2017 Offers More Sessions, More Speakers, More Credits

“The conference submissions we received and the conference developed by our outstanding advisory board stand to make this the best CSC ever,” says Conference Director Kevin Gaffney. Scheduled for December 4-6 at the Encore at the Wynn Hotel in La

Opinion—Just How Draconian are the Budgetary Cuts to Federal Agencies?

The answer is based upon one’s perspective Now that Mr. Trump is president his actions and the actions of the executive branch of the government continue to drive political and administrative activity in Washington. The opinions of political analys

Philadelphia Prohibits Employers From Asking for Job Applicants’ Wage Histories

The city is one of the first in the country to enact this type of legislation. It is usually a given that employers have the stronger hand when negotiating employment agreements with prospective employees. Often employers ask job applicants for the d

Trump Axes “Fair Play and Safe Workplaces” Act

The initiative, launched under President Obama, has been repealed. The Fair Play and Safe Workplaces Act was signed into law by President Obama in 2014. As Edward T. DeLisle and Carl J. Vernetti report in the Federal Construction Contracting Blog, bo

Highway Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Rules on Hold

Obama-era rules are on hold pending further review. The Trump administration has postponed implementation of rules that would have required measuring the output of greenhouse gas emissions on federal highways. Timothy Cama, writing in THE HILL, brief

EPA Approves Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in North Dakota

Sequestration of waste CO2 in old gas wells will be a boon for the coal industry. According to an Associated Press bulletin by Blake Nicholson reported in enr.com, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Scott Pruitt, has approved a prop