Client Alerts & Publications
NJ Supreme Court Rules On Subcontractor Damages Under Liability Policy
Published Date: August 2, 2016
In a recent significant decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that defective work of a subcontractor that causes consequential property damage is both an “occurrence” and “property damage” under the terms of a standard form commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy. Cypress Point Condominium Assoc., Inc., v Adria Towers, L.L.C., 2016 N.J. Lexis 847 (Aug. 4, 2016). This [...] Read More
NJ Supreme Court Outlines Test for Forced Expulsion of LLC Member
Published Date: August 1, 2016
In the first significant opinion to interpret New Jersey’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (“RULLCA”), New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled on August 2, 2016 that members of an LLC seeking to expel another member have a “high bar” to meet. In IE Test, LLC v. Carroll, 2016 WL 4086260 (N.J. Aug. 2, 2016), Justice Patterson outlined the test to [...] Read More
Governor Christie Shuts $3.5 Billion In Transportation Projects
Published Date: July 2, 2016
New Jersey’s massive statewide transportation project shutdown comes about as the result of Gov. Christie’s June 30, 2016 Executive Order 210, which declared a State of Emergency due to the New Jersey State Senate’s failure to act on reauthorizing the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (TTFA or the “Authority”). Without an established plan for providing additional funding sources for [...] Read More
Teamsters Local 282 Striking Concrete Producers
Published Date: July 1, 2016
As you might have already heard, it is our understanding that as of this morning Teamsters Local 282 is striking the concrete producers serving New York City (not the concrete trade contractors). Consequently, we understand that any producer that uses Teamster drivers to deliver concrete may not be able to make concrete deliveries anywhere in New York City, absent other [...] Read More
Supreme Court Rules On Contractors False Claims Liability
Published Date: June 1, 2016
On June 16, 2016, the United States Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion held that, under certain circumstances, a contractor can be liable for False Claims Act (“FCA”) violations under the implied certification theory. Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States and Massachusetts ex rel. Escobar and Correa, No. 15-7, 579 U.S. ___ (2016). The FCA prohibits, among other things, [...] Read More
