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By Robert J. Fryman | January 18, 2024
On Nov. 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending New York's General Business Law Sections 756-a and 756-c, known as the Prompt Payment Act, to limit the withholding of retainage on private improvement construction projects. As a result of these amendments, close attention must be paid to contract terms and conditions during contract preparation, review or negotiation.
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By Amanda O'Brien | January 17, 2024
Gita Sankano said she was fired after complaining about a partner's "outrageously demeaning, dehumanizing, and demoralizing email."
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By Patricia Kane | January 16, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses "SCE Environmental Group v. Murnane Bldg. Contrs. Inc." involving three litigations arising from a public construction project commenced by the NYS Office of General Services.
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By Alexander Lugo | January 16, 2024
"Construction is at the heart of our economy. As our construction industry grows, our economy grows," said Franchesco Soto, chair of Miami-based boutique firm Haber law's construction law group.
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By Brian Lee | January 8, 2024
Timothy Mercer, a former justice of Athens Town Court in Greene County,was voted out of office in November.
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By Alexander G. Leon | January 8, 2024
How can an association or developer protect its rights against difficult, meddlesome or all-out dangerous neighbors? The answer is simple, "good neighbor agreements." A good neighbor agreement is a contractual agreement between neighbors, which can be used to outline protocols, policies, and mutual rules of respect and safety between the parties.
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By Emily Saul | January 2, 2024
Plaintiffs are represented by Eddy Salcedo and Gershon Akerman of Seyfarth Shaw, and allege at least $3.5 million in damages.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | December 11, 2023
A partner who was denied his one-third interest in an industrial construction company was awarded about $2 million in damages and attorney fees in a jury trial in a rural Texas county.
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By Colleen Murphy | December 1, 2023
"The Joint Venture, however, argues that its noncompliance was a mere technicality, and we should not apply the PWCRA as written," Judge Avis Bishop-Thompson wrote for the court. "We reject this argument because if the statute is to be changed, that is the province of the Legislature. Any other outcome creates uncertainty."
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By Allison Dunn | December 1, 2023
"Although neither this Court nor the Supreme Court of Maryland has considered the exact issue presented here, i.e., whether the Workers' Compensation Act's exclusivity provision applies to a non-dependent, our Courts have considered whether a wrongful death plaintiff is permitted to bring a wrongful death claim when a covered employee is killed in the course of his or her employment," said Senior Judge Alexander Wright Jr., who was specially assigned to the case.
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