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New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Upholds $2.82 Million Verdict to Worker Injured at Meadowlands Racetrack

“Defendants assert the judge erred when she denied them a new trial because plaintiff's and defendants' negligence could not be 'unbundled.' We disagree,” wrote the judges.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Environmentalists Try to Derail Galvano's Toll-Road Plan

The Sierra Club Florida director said that his group will “declare war” on lawmakers who sponsor the bill, which is a priority of Senate President Bill Galvano.
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Judge Extinguishes Asbestos Claims Against Companies That Employed Delaware Contractor

Judge Vivian L. Medinilla said that Delmarva Power & Light Co., Getty and Sunoco did not owe plaintiff Werner Rath a duty of care stemming from his alleged exposure to the harmful substance while working alongside other tradesmen during his 27-year career with contractor Catalytic Inc.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION

In the Law Journal's special section on Real Estate and Construction, read about design-assist projects, the changing face of the retail lease, two recent appellate decisions affecting eminent domain cases, New Jersey's New Homeowner Warranty, and how roof warranties hold up under the installation of rooftop solar panels.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Does a Roof's Warranty Remain Effective Under Solar Panels?

The advantages of solar power installation should be weighed against the preservation of the structural integrity and the useful life of the rooftop structures themselves. In particular, property owners should ensure that the warranty covering the roof itself remains effective.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The NJ New Homeowner Warranty: An Owner's Friend or Foe?

The New Jersey HOW presents a case of good intentions gone awry; the Act's arbitration provisions sacrifice an aggrieved homeowners' day in court.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Everybody's Talking About Design-Assist, the New Kid in Town

“Design-assist” is a term and a concept that has been gaining popularity in the construction industry in recent years, but what does it actually mean, and what are the rights and obligations of parties entering into these agreements?
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

First and Second Departments Differ on Issue of Workers Injured While on Break or Entering/Exiting a Construction Site

The decisions out of the First and Second Departments are split when the facts involve a worker who is injured while legitimately on a construction site but outside regular working hours (e.g., when a worker is injured while on a lunch break, waiting for operations to commence, or after the workday ends).
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Paradise Offers Wealthy Developers a Big Trump Tax Break

Since 2015, the LeFrak and Soffers families, two of America's wealthiest real estate clans, have been developing a $4 billion community called Solé Mia in North Miami.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Here's the State of the Palm Beach County Real Estate Lending Climate

Population growth is the primary driver for residential and commercial asset demand.
4 minute read

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