Construction Group Secures Favorable Settlement for PCL Civil Constructors
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.01.06
Crowell & Moring secured a favorable settlement for our client in a construction defect case involving a sewer pipe in San Diego. In 2003, the City of San Diego brought suit against general contractor PCL Civil Constructors Inc. for alleged defective installation of joint welds in the interior lining of the sewer pipe. Representing PCL Civil Constructors, Stuart Einbinder was the partner in charge and was assisted by former counsel Rosemary Carson and counsel Theresa Lopez. The opposing counsel was the City Attorney-Civil Division of the City of San Diego. The case was settled in the spring of 2005
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.29.25
President Trump Issues Executive Order Deprioritizing Disparate Impact Theory of Discrimination
On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, declaring it the policy of the United States “to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible to avoid violating the constitution, Federal civil rights laws, and basic American ideals.” The order reasons that “disparate impact liability all but requires individuals and businesses to consider race and engage in racial balancing to avoid potentially crippling legal liability.”
Client Alert | 6 min read | 04.28.25
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