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Arbitration Clauses: It is Time to Have Terms of Service (TOS) Reviewed by Attorney
Most consumers have, at one time in their life, agreed to contractual terms through the TOS agreements. Every time a consumer visits a website to read the news, use the social media account, or even by a pair of jeans, they are entering into an online contract. My...
U.S. District Court Rules that Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Lacks Standing in Suit Over EPA’s Delay in Emergency Rulemaking on Monitoring
In Natural Res. Def. Council v. Bodine, 20-cv-03058-CM, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon granted EPA’s cross-motion for summary judgment dismissing the case. A copy of the Decision may be found here. The case involved the EPA’s Temporary Enforcement Policy allowing it to...
Federal Court Rules For Hospital Pricing Transparency
A recent decision by a United States District Court ruled in favor of hospital pricing transparency in American Hospital Association v. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, No. 1:19-CV-03619 CJN (D.D.C. Jun. 23, 2020); a copy of the Court’s...
New York Construction Guidelines for Phase 1 of Reopening after COVID-19 (Coronavirus): What Contractors Need to Know
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...
New York State Court System & Coronavirus Pandemic – Filing of New Non-Essential Matters to Begin May 25, 2020 in All Counties
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 state that have...
New York State Court System to Begin Return to In-Person Courthouse Operations: Judges & Staff to Start Return to Their Courthouse, New Case Filings Will Be Accepted.
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...
NY Courts & COVID-19 Update – Electronic Document Delivery System
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...
Artificial Intelligence Used to Measure Decrease in Construction Due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
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...
NYC DOB Bans Non-Essential Construction & Demolition Sites during COVID-19 Outbreak
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...