SLG Obtains $346,000 Judgment on Behalf of Hazardous Material Abatement Contractor in Non-Payment Litigation.
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SLG Obtains Another Appellate Victory for Hazardous Material Abatement Contractor in Insurance Coverage Litigation
SJ Decision Stamped by Clerk
NYCDEP Variances for Complex Abatement Projects
To Our Clients, Co-Counsel and Friends: We write to provide you with an important update relating to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (the “DEP”) filing procedures for complex asbestos abatement or alteration projects. On June 1, 2010 the DEP announced that abatement contractors may now apply for a variance from the DEP […]
New EPA Lead-Based Paint Rule Effective This Week
To Our Clients, Co-Counsel and Friends: We write to provide you with an important update relating to the Renovation, Repair and Remodeling Rule promulgated on April 22, 2008 (effective April 22, 2010) by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), 40 C.F.R. 475 (the “Rule”). The Rule regulates lead-safe work practices for owners of rental […]
Critical Insurance Coverage Issues
To Our Clients, Co-Counsel and Friends: We write to provide you with an important update relating to recent efforts by various insurance carriers to exclude certain coverage most critical to contractors and property owners in New York. Our firm is presently litigating various issues arising out of these very circumstances. Contractors rely on their General […]
SLG Obtains Appellate Victory for Hazardous Material Abatement Contractor in Insurance Coverage Litigation
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Collecting Payments on Construction and Demolition Projects in the Present Economy
To Our Clients, Co-Counsel and Friends: Not a single recipient of this Update needs us to advise you that the economy is in a troubling condition. The mainstream media has focused the public’s attention on the status of the banking industry, the stock market and the federal bailout of the auto industry. The question that […]
New Department of Buildings Enforcement Programs
To Our Clients, Co-Counsel and Friends: We write to provide you with important updates relating to recent initiatives of the New York City Department of Buildings (“DOB”) arising out of various new Local Laws of the City of New York. The DOB is enforcing new Local Laws pertaining to standpipes and sprinkler systems that go […]
Asbestos Rules and Penalty Relief Program Update
To Our Clients, Co-Counsel and Friends: We write to provide you with important updates relating to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”). For those of you engaged in the asbestos abatement industry, we write to alert you to recently enacted changes to the asbestos rules. We also write to alert property owners […]
