By Andrew Denney | April 18, 2023
In court filings, the city has argued that its joint-bidding guidelines can prevent projects from getting bogged down with "prolonged delays caused by contractors seeking to maximize profits through separate negotiations with private utility companies."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Brian Lee | March 8, 2023
Reasons that make New York a likely target include its scaffold law, which accounts for nearly half of all nuclear verdicts, the report said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Brian J. Shoot | February 2, 2023
In this edition of his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian Shoot discusses two unrelated issues. Each figured in rulings rendered in, respectively, November and December of 2022. One issue arises when a plaintiff moves for summary judgment under Labor Law §240. The other issue, which arises far less frequently, is whether a falling hatch cover (or similar object) may qualify as a "falling object" within the scope of Labor Law §240.
By Jason Grant | January 6, 2023
"Plaintiff did not place his entire medical condition in controversy by suing to recover damages for orthopedic injuries to his shoulders, hands, and right wrist by alleging in the bill of particulars that those injuries are permanent in nature," wrote an Appellate Division, First Department panel.
By Jason Grant | December 30, 2022
In making apparently related rulings on the deposition testimony of defendant Xin Development Management East's representative Ryan Black, the Appellate Division, First Department court cited successive subsections of New York's Civil Practice Law and Rules, or CPLR, statute.
By ALM Staff | December 29, 2022
This decision was picked from New York's court dockets and summarized by the Law Journal's decision editors.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer | December 15, 2022
As discussed in this article, determining whether a privity-like relationship is proven, or at the motion to dismiss stage adequately pleaded, is intensively fact-specific.
By Brian Lee | November 29, 2022
Former Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. said the measure, called Carlos' Law, would "align the penalties and New York State law, for a corporation in a serious case like this." A building trade association said the bill is well-intentioned but "goes too far."
By Apoorva Patel, Christiane Deniger and Joe Durkin | November 18, 2022
The construction industry is likely to remain in flux in the upcoming years, and legal finance will serve as an essential tool for parties in construction disputes.
By Angela Turturro | November 14, 2022
In this Special Report: "The Business Case for Opting Out of High Value Class Actions," "Welcome Clarity: The Priority of Coverage in Construction-Accident Cases," "What Is a Special Master? The Use of Special Masters in New York Courts," "Bankers Beware: The Judicial Divide Over Customary Investment Banking Fees" and "Modern Real Estate Financing Subject to Ancient 'Clogging' Challenges."
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