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Daily Business Review

Special Report: South Florida Office Guide 2022

South Florida's office market has changed drastically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. And as more and more financial and tech companies enter and expand in the region, that's presenting a range of challenges and opportunities for the commercial real estate market and its attorneys.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Reconsidering 'General vs. Specific'?

New York courts have spent decades defining provisions and, for the most part and with few exceptions, the modern litigator knows whether a provision is "general vs. specific." To suddenly "clear-the-board" would be impractical and drastically change New York Labor Law practice, unnecessarily.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Emerging Deal Would Split $83M for Condo Collapse Losses

"We believe this resolution takes into account interests for all sides," said attorney Judd Rosen, who represents the wrongful death plaintiffs.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

As South Florida's Office Market Transforms, Can Other Industries Keep Up?

"We have projects that are working around the clock, which is a very difficult task in this market," said A.J. Mueller of ORIGIN Construction, who noted the subcontractor market is "really at capacity."
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Four Trends Construction Lawyers Can Expect to See in 2022

The past few years have brought about evolving changes in the construction sector aimed at building projects safer and more efficiently under difficult circumstances, but with those trends come challenges that will impact the work of lawyers and their clients.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Revisiting Pay-When-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts

Adam Browser discusses an overlooked section of the Prompt Payment Act which provides an alternative to invalid 'pay-when-paid' clauses.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Scaffolding Construction Service Sends Wage, Hour Class Action Suit to Federal Court

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Insurer Wants Out of $2.8 Million Suit Over Florida Construction Company's Work on Highway Bridge

This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Scope of Labor Law §§200, 240 and 241(6): Two Anomalies

In this edition of his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot addresses two unrelated issues that have produced anomalous rulings concerning the scope of Labor Law §§200, 240 and 241(6). One issue is whether a defendant contractor's affirmative creation of a hazardous condition can give rise to liability under Labor Law §200 even where the defendant did not have any supervisory authority over the activities of the site worker who sustained the resultant injury. The second issue concerns an activity that plainly constitutes "construction" within the scope of Labor Law §241(6) and yet has lately been deemed not to be "construction" for the purposes of Labor Law §240.
19 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Construction Equipment Provider AEC Holding Co. Hit With Securities Action For Allegedly Inaccurate Valuations

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

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