City, Developer Clash Over Demolition Of Collapsed Hotel April 2, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — Plans to demolish the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which partially collapsed in October, remain in...
Feds Review Hurricane Irma Invoices From 3 Florida Cities December 31, 2019 MIAMI — Three South Florida cities are being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General for...
City Paid for Neglect After Leaving Water System Vulnerable August 19, 2019 By Larry Barszewski FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Eight years after shrinking its staff, Fort Lauderdale still doesn’t have the workers it needs to...
Fraud Plagues Disaster Relief Efforts August 19, 2019 By Natalie Anderson, Jake Goodrick, and Peter Nicieja PANAMA CITY, Fla. — As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and...
Customs Says Hack Exposed Traveler, License Plate Images June 12, 2019 By Frank Bajak Customs and Border Protection said Monday that photos of travelers and license plates collected at a single U.S. border point...
‘Additional Insured Endorsements’ Can Shift Risk to Parties not at Fault: Viewpoint April 30, 2019 By Timothy M. Thornton, Jr. “Additional insured” clauses most often start with a contract requiring the first party to name the second party as an...
Family of Massachusetts Woman Killed by Manhole Cover Sues Contractors, State February 21, 2019 The family of a Massachusetts woman killed on her way to work when a 200-pound manhole cover flew up and...
Contractor Fined in New York College Blast February 12, 2014 A contract worker has been sentenced to a fine and community service for an explosion at a suburban New York...
Firm to Get $4.7M to Clean Up New Jersey Boardwalk Fire October 8, 2013 Two New Jersey shore towns affected by a massive fire that destroyed parts of their boardwalks and dozens of businesses...
New York City Sued for Lost Dirt Digger September 26, 2012 A contractor is suing New York City for allegedly moving – and later losing – his $130,000 dirt digger. Jeff...