When does a claim for $50,000 against your business end up costing you two or three times that amount? When you lose the case you’re litigating, in full or in part, and you end up owing years of interest and attorneys’ fees to the other party on top of the underlying claim amount – while
Construction
Is Your Contract Ready for the Ongoing Impact of COVID?
By Aaron S. Brotman on
Posted in Construction Litigation
The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted two years, and while offices, projects, and the rest of life begin to return to pre-pandemic normal, the construction material supply chain and costs have not. In fact, it appears as though the impact on projects of material costs and delivery difficulties will be an issue going forward for the…
Filing a Lis Pendens in New Jersey? Proceed with Caution
By Adam J. Sklar on
Posted in Construction Litigation
On February 3, 2022, New Jersey’s Appellate Division issued a decision for publication addressing the scope of the common law litigation privilege and, among other things, whether that privilege attaches to the filing of a notice of lis pendens. This article will explore the basic concepts of portions of this somewhat complicated case.
Let’s start…
Vaccine Mandate Puts Enforcement on NYC Employers
By Aaron S. Brotman & Brian L. Gardner on
Posted in Construction Litigation, New Rules and Legislation
A universal vaccine mandate comes to New York employers courtesy of New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Compliance in Your Office
Effective this week, in accordance with the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s December 13, 2021 Order, all private employers with employees or workplaces…
New York Wage Theft Law Promises Major Change for Contractors
By Jason R. Finkelstein & Aaron S. Brotman on
Posted in Construction, Real Estate
New York’s new wage theft law – expected to have a major impact on the construction industry state-wide – goes into effect on January 4, 2022 and will apply to contracts executed, modified, extended, or renewed from that date forward. Most notably, the law will impose (a) greater liability risk on prime contractors, and (b)…