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Changes occur constantly on a construction site, whether they are inadvertently caused by the weather, the negligence of another trade, or directly caused by the
OSHA has not increased its penalties since 1990, but as a result of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, specifically, Section 701, that is about
Technology is constantly changing the evolution of the construction industry, whether it was the creation of Computer-Aided Design (“CAD”) which revolutionized the process of creating
Mechanic’s Lien on a Public Improvement Must be filed within thirty (30) days of the time that the project was completed and accepted (Lien Law
In Icdia Corp. v. Visaggi (2nd Dept. January 2016) the owner defendant (the “owner”) leased the commercial premises at issue to the co-defendants. One of
In Laws Constr. Corp. v. Town of Patterson (2nd Dept. January 2016), the plaintiff submitted the lowest bid to the Town of Patterson (the “Town”)
Inspectronic Corp. v. Gottlieb Skanska, Inc. (2nd Dept. January 2016) involved a contract wherein the Plaintiff was to perform seven specific items in its “scope of
Kushnick Pallaci PLLC had added a new associate to its growing practice. With a family in construction, Jaymie B. Sabilia-Heffert knows firsthand just what can
Vincent T. Pallaci, Kushnick Pallaci’s managing member, and Jeffrey A. Lhuillier, an associate at the firm, have both been named as “rising stars” by Super
Matter of Rigano v Vibar Constr., Inc. Decided 9/30/15 by the Appellate Division: Second Department Upon remittitur from the Court of Appeals, the Court found that, upon re-argument, the Supreme Court should have granted Vibar Construction’s petition to
HVS, LLC v Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. Decided 9/24/15 by the Supreme Court, Rockland County The issue in this appeal concerns the validity of an arbitration agreement entered into by the parties. The parties entered into a written
Matter of 2589 Westside Mkt., LLC v New York City Dept. of Envtl. Protection Decided November 17, 2015 at App. Div. 1st Dept. The Court reviewed a determination by the Environmental Control Board of the City of New
After Midnight Co. LLC v MIP 145 E. 57th St., LLC Decided November 16, 2015 at Sup. Ct., New York County The issue here was whether an exculpatory clause precluded recovery of property damages caused by construction
City of Troy, N.Y. v 1776 Sixth Ave., Troy, LLC Decided November 12, 2015 at App. Div. 3rd Dep’t. The issue here was whether the language of the contract excused Defendant’s performance by the requisite deadline. The parties
Concerns over potential damage to adjacent properties in New York City has become a real concern for contractors and developers looking to work in the Big Apple. Perhaps in response to the growing number of adjacent property damage
Effective December 31, 2014 certain construction projects in New York City will require monitoring of adjacent buildings impacted by construction. Pursuant to newly added section 3309.4.4: During the course of excavation work the following shall be monitored in
Adjoining property construction has become an increasing concern in New York City as damage claims continue to mount. In 2014 one of the important changes to the NYC Building Code was the new requirement for a pre-construction survey
In 2014 the first significant series of amendments to the 2008 code went into effect. Chief among amendments was the addition of new section 3309.1.1 (effective 12/31/2014). It provides as follows: Where a construction or demolition project will
It is a well known and long upheld principle in New York that where work requires a license, and the plaintiff does not have such a license, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover payment under any theory
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