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Cole Schotz

New Jersey Tightening the Screws on its Home Improvement Contractor Licensing Requirements

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On January 8, 2024, the State of New Jersey enacted a new law, mandating additional licensing requirements for home improvement and home elevation contractors, with the aim of further protecting New Jersey homeowners and...more

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The New York “Cost of Improvement”

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The protections that New York affords a construction lender who properly documents and files a building loan contract and its accompanying Section 22 Affidavit, each of which is discussed in earlier installments of this...more

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The Final Nail: Ongoing Repairs Do Not Toll the Statute of Repose

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In Venema v. Moser Builders, Inc., 2022 PA Super. 171, 2022 Pa. Super. LEXIS 414, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (Superior Court) upheld an award of judgment on the pleadings from the Court of Common Pleas of Chester...more

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Too Late for The Blame Game: Massachusetts Court Holds That the Statute of Repose Barred a Product Manufacturer from Seeking...

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In State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Wangs Alliance Corp., No. 21-cv-10389-AK, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26712, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (District Court) considered whether a product...more

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When Does the Statute of Repose Begin to Run in Phased Development Projects?

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The Massachusetts Statute of Repose requires litigants to assert within six years all tort claims arising out of the design, construction, or administration of improvements to real property. The Statute begins to run upon the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Qualified Improvement Property Needs Improvement

The restaurant, retail and hospitality industries, among others, will be negatively affected by the qualified improvement property (QIP) drafting error in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97). This mistake will...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Maximizing Profits: How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Can Benefit the Construction Industry

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), signed by President Trump on December 22, 2017, changed the manner in which taxpayers can approach the overall structure of their businesses. The Act includes multiple provisions that...more

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Federal Court in North Carolina Holds That Impracticability of Arbitration Clause Which Required Decision Within 30 Days of...

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Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise v. W.G. Yates & Sons Constr. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86100 (W.D. NC July 1, 2016) - Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise (the “Casino”) contracted with joint general contractors, W.G. Yates...more

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Under Construction - September 2016

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Letter from the Editor - Welcome to the Fall 2016 edition of our Under Construction newsletter. We hope your summer has left you relaxed and refreshed to successfully finish out the remainder of the year. Most...more

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