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Articles From Jeffrey Kehl

Tariffs and the New Risks To Be Addressed in Construction Contracts By Jeffrey Kehl Construction Law, September 2025 Consider incorporating additional provisions, like tariff adjustment clauses, price escalation clauses, force majeure clauses, among others, in your contracts to protect yourself against tariff increases. 
Illinois Appellate Court Rules Pre-Judgment Interest Statute Constitutional By Jeffrey Kehl Construction Law, August 2023 In June 2023, the appellate court reversed a trial court decision, ruling that the 2021 statutory amendment allowing for pre-judgment interest to be applied in personal injury lawsuits was constitutional.
Illinois Supreme Court Decides General Contractors Cannot Assert Exclusive Remedy Doctrine By Jeffrey Kehl Construction Law, August 2022 In Munoz v. Bulley & Andrews, LLC, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act, which bars any direct action of an employee against their employer for negligence, does not apply to a general contractor who provided workers’ compensation insurance and benefits for a subcontractor and its employees, including the plaintiff.

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