Year: 2011
Design Professional Service Corporation
Move over LLC, LLP and P.C., come January 1, 2012, you might start to see some new initials following the names of design professional firms in New York State.D.P.C.A Design Professional Service Corporation is the newest member of the New York corporate family,...
No Damages for Delay Provision Saves Contractor’s Delay Claim from Notice of Claim Provision
In Huen New York, Inc. v. Board of Education Clinton Central School District, Supreme Court, County of Oneida, Index No. CA2005-001680, Greenberg, Trager & Herbst, LLP represented Huen New York, Inc. ("Huen"), the prime contractor for the electrical work on a...
Pitfalls in Arbitration and Construction Lien Enforcement
Construction lien remedies are cumulative to other remedies under the contract, including the right of a contractor, subcontractor, material man, laborer or design professional to demand arbitration where permitted by the terms of the written agreement. In that...
Deductibles and Self-Insured Retention on Professional Liability Policies: What Owners Need to Know
More often than not, owners request that a design professional carry a certain amount of professional liability coverage in connection with its services to the project. The amount owners request typically is tied to the scope of the design professional's services and...
Changes to Contractors’ Insurance Requirements by the City of New York
As discussed more fully here, the Rules of the City of New York have been amended to require certain new liability insurance conditions be met before contractors can procure permits. RCNY Section 101-08 now requires, inter alia, that contractors' insurance policies...
A Mechanic’s Lien May Be Summarily Discharged Only For Defects Appearing On Its Face
The mechanic's lien is the contractor's most effective weapon in a payment dispute with an owner in connection with the improvement of privately owned real property. We often receive calls from owners claiming that a contractor improperly filed a lien against their...
Reliance on Insurance Brokers: A Cautionary Tale
The need for appropriate levels and types of insurance coverage is critical for any party involved in a construction project. Despite the importance of procuring construction insurance, all too often parties do not pay enough attention when securing coverage on a...
Construction Insurance
Owner-Developers who have a tower crane on their project site will have the obligation of procuring Eighty Million ($80M) Dollars in project specific general liability (GL) insurance, regardless of the project's scope of work. The regulation is silent on whether such...
New After-Hours E-Permits from the DOB
Adding to the already multiple filings that can be done on-line with the DOB, the department has just launched an on-line renewal service for after-hours variances for construction work. This will speed up the construction process by allowing contractors and...
Construction Insurance
The Department of Buildings (DOB) has instituted new general liability insurance requirements for foundation, demolition and/or new building or major alteration permits. These new requirements are determined based on the height of the tallest adjacent building and the...