By Alex Anteau | January 19, 2024
Plaintiffs, represented by Lindsey Hillis of the Hillis Firm and Jonathan Palmer of Knight Palmer, refer to the Fulton County Board of Tax Assessor's tactic as "sales chasing, arguing that Georgia's courts have already found the process illegal on several occasions.
4 minute read
By The Law Journal Editorial Board | January 19, 2024
Restitution would be easier for consumers without the need to go to court and engage in litigation with a contractor.
2 minute read
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.
5 minute read
By Brian Lee | January 17, 2024
In addition to creating a housing court part to reduce a monthslong backlog of cases, the bill would also provide free legal assistance for small landlords who suffered losses from unpaid rent.
4 minute read
By Alexander Lugo | January 17, 2024
The remainder of the lawyers at Alvarez & Diaz-Silveira discussed joining McCarter with Manuel Fernandez and Alberto Delgado. But instead the firm closed in December, with name partner Pedro Alvarez retiring and two others moving to Polsinelli.
3 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | January 17, 2024
"We do urge the court to affirm the bright-line rule articulated by the Appellate Division that class action waivers outside of arbitration are per se unconscionable under New Jersey's public policy as necessary to protect the important public interests that underlie New Jersey's public policy favoring class actions in cases that do meet the requirements under Rule 4:32-1," the plaintiffs' counsel, Miriam S. Edelstein of Costello & Mains, said.
6 minute read
By Scott A. Weinberg and Joel C. Haims | January 17, 2024
Scott Weinberg and Joel Haims discuss New York's "Election of Remedies" statute, examining whether it really has a material impact in practice.
6 minute read
By Emily Saul | January 16, 2024
The state's highest court denied the challenge, writing "no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."
2 minute read
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.
14 minute read
By Howard W. Kingsley | January 16, 2024
Howard Kingsley, who represented Broom Lender in "Broome Lender LLC v. Empire Broome LLC," discusses the case and how the Appellate Division, First Department removed common obstacles and cleared the path for assignees of mortgage loans to foreclose easily and quickly. Kingsley offers that the case is a "major win for lenders and their assignees because there had not been a prior decision by a New York state court where it found that, although standing was not established through an allonge, standing was established on summary judgment by the assignment of the note."
8 minute read
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