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Daily Business Review

Attorney Behind YotelPad Miami's $76 Million Financing Talks Loan Deal, Brand

A Hunton Andrews Kurth team represented the developer seeking a combination hotel-condo construction loan.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Case of Worker Paralyzed in Fall Settles for $15M in Delco

A construction worker who fell three stories and was paralyzed from the waist down when the platform he was standing on gave out from under him has settled his case for $15 million.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Community Association Transition: Construction Defects, Implied Warranties and Consumer Fraud

A successful transition from a developer to a homeowner-controlled board is one in which the two parties work together to ensure appropriate governance, adequate financial resources, and a properly designed and constructed community. But what happens when negotiations fail?
8 minute read

National Law Journal

John Dowd, Former Trump Lawyer, Registers as Federal Lobbyist

Dowd, who has been keeping a low profile since his time serving the president, is representing a single building industry client.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Case of Trespassing Teen Who Lost Leg in Construction Site Accident Can Proceed

The suit, reinstated by the Appellate Division, was brought on behalf of a teenager who had his right leg amputated as a result of a forklift injury he sustained while trespassing in a construction site in a busy shopping center in Sicklerville.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Booming Multifamily Market Aids $46M Loan for Davie Apartments

Park Partners Residential secures refinancing for its 2-year-old Parc3400 apartments in Davie.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Out to Lunch: §240 Rule in Four Departments Is More Nuanced Than Meets the Eye

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot discusses what some view as a split between the First and Second Departments on an issue involving Labor Law §240. He writes that the so-called split is largely in the eye of the beholder and the rule in both departments—indeed, in all four departments—is more nuanced. That the plaintiff was injured while on his or her way to lunch should not of itself be disqualifying in any department in light of the governing Court of Appeals' rulings. However, the situation can change, in any department, when additional facts are present.
18 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$7.8M Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Construction Worker's Fall

A man injured after falling 10 feet from a platform on a construction site has settled his lawsuit against the general contractor for $7.8 million, according to his lawyers.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Policymakers Can Combat New York's Construction Safety Crisis

These protections are already making a difference. A report published earlier this year found that fatal constructions incidents in New York City have declined 23% over the last five years while increasing by 39% across the rest of the state in the same timeframe.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chief Legal Officer Among Several Execs Fired From Construction Company Drake & Scull

DSI is in the midst of a restructuring effort as it grapples with a construction slowdown in India and growing losses.
3 minute read

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