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New York Law Journal

Accessing Your Neighbor's Property: Is Your Dream Project Becoming a Nightmare?

What happens when you need access to a neighbors property for a construction project but the neighbor refuses or an agreement cannot be reached? The answer lies in an infrequently used statute that allows a project owner to petition a court for a license to enter upon a neighbor's property. This article summarize the procedure for obtaining such court-ordered license and identifies some practice pointers for potential litigants.
3 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Who Got the Work: Egg-cellent News for an Egg Farm, 37 Cats and 5 Parrots

 Porter Wright Morris & Arthur helped secure a major defense win for Seymour, Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms in a $3 billion federal antitrust…
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Construction Defects Alleged at Miami's Loft 2 Condos

The association for the condominium, at 133 NE Second Ave., says fire sprinklers were blocked and would have malfunctioned if there were a fire. It also has alleged problems with the HVAC system.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Unanimous Calif. Supreme Court Finds Negligent Hiring and Supervision Invokes Coverage

It's official: the negligent hiring and supervision of an employee who goes on to intentionally injure a third party may constitute an “occurrence” that triggers coverage under a general liability insurance policy.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Conditions Precedents in Construction Contracts

In their Construction Law column, Kenneth Block and Joshua Levy explore the differences between typical contract terms and those that rise to the level of conditions precedent, the latter requiring strict compliance to avoid forfeiture.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Sets Aside Funds to Support Legal Services in Wage-Theft Cases

The New York City Council has set aside $2.5 million to support legal service providers in the city representing workers who say they have fallen victim to wage theft, which by some estimates results in $1 billion in lost wages each year.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Robert Mongeluzzi: Seeking Justice After the Salvation Army Collapse

It was only two days after the 2013 Salvation Army building collapse that attorney Robert Mongeluzzi faced his first dilemma in the case.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Immigration Firm Seems to Thrive After Trump Lawyer's Help

When Nicholas Mastroianni II hooked up with President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen last year, his business was threatened by a looming regulatory crackdown on the federal EB-5 program that offers foreigners permanent residency visas if they invest in certain U.S. real estate projects.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

All Builder's Risk Insurance Policies Are Not Created Equal

Most construction contracts require project leaders to obtain builder's risk insurance—in fact, it's become standard practice within the industry over the years.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Brightline Miami-Dade Courthouse Plan Stays in the Running, Along With Four Others

Florida East Coast Industries LLC and four other development teams remain in the running to build a Miami-Dade civil courthouse.
1 minute read

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