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People buy insurance to protect just about everything these days. Businesses have a general liability policy to protect against injuries to third parties, home owners have policies to protect their homes against damage from tornados and other weather
There is a lot of wrong, misguided and incomplete information out there about how to file a mechanic’s lien in New York. A lot of confusion results from the fact that many mechanic’s lienors reside outside of New
Pursuant to Lien Law § 43, if multiple actions are brought by different lienors in a court of record, the court in which the first action was brought may, upon its own motion or upon application of a
Pursuant to Lien Law § 76, any beneficiary of a trust holding a trust claim is entitled, upon request, after the expiration of 30 days from the date that his trust claim became payable, to either examine the
Now that Hurricane Sandy has passed, we are receiving questions about insurance coverage regarding making a claim, damage caused by surging water, falling trees, wind and damage to roofs, homes, cars, etc Here are a few examples(please note
In Chris Keefe Bldrs, Inc. v. Hazzard, a general contractor filed a mechanic’s lien for unpaid contract amounts. The general contractor then proceeded to enforce the mechanic’s lien by commencing a foreclosure action. The property owners responded by
In Pioneer Tower Owners Association v. State Farm (a case handled by Kushnick Pallaci) the Court of Appeals limited the application of the “earth movement”exclusion in an insurance policy by holding that the exclusion did not apply to “man
Perhaps the most common reason that someone chooses to challenge a mechanic’s lien is that they believe that the amount of the lien is incorrect. Sometimes the person challenging the lien does not believe that the lienor is
With Hurricane Sandy barreling down on the East Coast everyone should naturally be concerned, first and foremost, with protecting their safety and the safety of their friends, neighbors and family. But when the storm clears there will undoubtedly
In Farrell Bldg. Co., Inc. v. Shinnecock Electric, Inc. a general contractor sued its former subcontractor for breach of contract. The subcontractor, an electrician, apparently intentionally abandoned the subject project (so says the Second Department) and unilaterally terminated
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