R. Thomas Dunn | Pierce Atwood With most of the country on stay at home orders of some variety and court closings, parties to claims, litigation, and arbitrations are adapting quickly to virtual litigation activities that are customarily done in person. This includes virtual depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials. In this post, I will talk about virtual mediations.… Continue reading Virtual Mediations Are Zooming Forward . . . Jump on Board
Month: April 2020
No-Damages-for-Delay Clauses and the COVID-19 Crisis
Scott Paton | Hodgson Russ Construction Alert Although “construction” was originally deemed by Governor Cuomo to be “essential”, and thus exempt from the restrictions imposed by his March 18, 2020 Executive Order, that has since changed. Through subsequent Executive Orders, as interpreted by various State agencies, the reach of COVID-19 has extended deeply into the… Continue reading No-Damages-for-Delay Clauses and the COVID-19 Crisis
Preliminary Notice Is More Important Than Ever During COVID-19
Justin Giteman | Levelset For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Justin Gitelman. Justin is the Content Coordinator at Levelset, where over 500,000 contractors and suppliers connect on a cloud-based platform to make payment processes stress-free. Levelset helps contractors and suppliers get payment under control, and sees a world… Continue reading Preliminary Notice Is More Important Than Ever During COVID-19
A Contractor’s Guide During the Coronavirus Pandemic 2.0
Lane Kelman and Robert Turchick | Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman The coronavirus pandemic is causing ongoing instability and uncertainty to the global economy. Already, there is a profound alteration of worldwide business operations, including the U.S. construction industry. Government restrictions are limiting whether, where, and how contractors operate. Workforce and material availability are… Continue reading A Contractor’s Guide During the Coronavirus Pandemic 2.0
Managing COVID-19’s Impact On Construction Projects: Delay, Work Stoppage, Suspension And Termination
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has and will continue to have profound effects on the development and construction industries. There have been and will continue to be substantial delays and cost impacts as a result of disruption to supply chains, the unavailability of workers and financial impacts disrupting payment. In addition,… Continue reading Managing COVID-19’s Impact On Construction Projects: Delay, Work Stoppage, Suspension And Termination