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New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act: Developers and Building Owners
Only 2 % of the buildings in New York City are larger than 25,000 square feet.[i] However, that 2 % is responsible for up to half of all building emissions in the city. The New York City (NYC) Council passed wide-ranging legislation to fight climate change known as...
Time Limits on Filing a Claim Against Municipalities in NY
Some attorneys joke that they went to law school because they did not think there would be much math. Needless to say, this statement was wrong. A case in point was recently decided in the New York Supreme Court, Westchester County involving calculating the amount of...
What is a Litigator?
It is an interesting question and probably asked more than lawyers know. To start, New York State Unified Court System’s glossary defines "litigation" as "a court case or lawsuit. The people involved in lawsuits (plaintiffs and defendants) are called litigants." Most...