by Principle | Jun 23, 2020 | Construction Law Attorney, Coronavirus, COVID-19, New York, News
Construction activity in New York declined substantially following the ban of all non-essential construction projects.[1] So the industry welcomed the June 5, 2020-bulletin from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) guiding owners and contractors regarding the...
by Principle | May 21, 2020 | Business Litigation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, New York, News
The NY Chief Administrative Judge released a Memorandum on May 20, 2020, announcing that, beginning Monday, May 25, “e-filing through the NYSCEF system — including the filing of new non-essential matters — will be restored in those counties of the...
by Principle | May 16, 2020 | Business Litigation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, New York, News
The New York State court system issued a press release revealing that they will start the gradual return of judges and staff to courthouses in upstate counties that have met the Governor’s established safety benchmarks for the COVID-19 pandemic. While remaining open...
by Principle | May 7, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, New York, News
EDDS The Unified Court System implemented the Electronic Document Delivery System (EDDS), for delivery and filing of documents in place of paper filings in courts throughout the Unified Court System during the COVID-19 public health emergency. You may find more...
by Principle | Apr 21, 2020 | Construction Delays, Construction Law Attorney, Coronavirus, COVID-19, New York
Construction activity in New York has declined by 48% since March 2, 2020, according to an artificial intelligence (A.I.) driven tool that uses live field data to measure changes of commercial construction activity in the United States since the COVID–19 pandemic...
by Principle | Apr 14, 2020 | Construction Law Attorney, Coronavirus, COVID-19, New York
On 3/30/2020, the NYC Department of Buildings issued a Guidance Document for owners and contractors on the enforcement of essential vs. non-essential construction under NYS Governor’s Executive Order 202.6, Guidance on Executive Order 202.6 published by NYS ESDC Item...