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briefing papers
- Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A. v. Western National Mutual Insurance Company The Court of Appeals Resolidifies the Right to Independent Counsel
- Key Considerations for Contractors in Drafting Effective RFIs
- Recovery of Attorney’s Fees Under Indemnity Provisions: The Devil is in the Details
- Big Changes are Coming to Wind and Solar: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Impact on Clean Energy Credits
- What’s In A Name? “Your” Coverage Extensions, That’s What.
announcements
- Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A. v. Western National Mutual Insurance Company The Court of Appeals Resolidifies the Right to Independent Counsel
- Fabyanske Ranked Highest (Band 1) Chambers 2026
- Congratulations to Hugh Brown, the Newly Appointed Associate Editor of the Construction Lawyer
- Congratulations to the Fabyanske Attorneys Selected for inclusion in the Minnesota Lawyer 2026 Top 250
- Congratulations to New FWHT Shareholder
Category: Briefing Papers
Unintended Consequences of a Federal Government Shutdown
Contractors who have had their construction projects suspended during the federal government shutdown (“Shutdown”) over the funding of the Patient Portability and Affordable Care Act, may suffer critical path delays and increased costs…
read MoreIndemnity Wars
The battle in Minnesota over whether and how one party should indemnify another on a construction project has constantly been fought. After 30 years under one statutory scheme of allowable indemnity agreements and…
read MorePropriety of “Teaming” or “Exclusive” Agreements
Contractors competing for public construction projects face the challenge of making good faith efforts to meet participation goals for minority and women-owned businesses (“DBEs”). In a perfect world, all available DBEs would be…
read MoreReminders and Developments in Minnesota Construction Case Law for 2012
Cases coming from the Minnesota Court of Appeals and Minnesota Supreme Court in 2012 offer some important practice reminders for owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. The cases also provide some new rules about…
read MoreP3s: Potential Profit or Pitfall
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) are being more frequently used to address the shortfall of public funding available for necessary public projects. This month’s Briefing Paper explores some of the risks and rewards of…
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