Sidewalk Sheds: Pain in the Neck or Protection?
Anyone spending time in New York City marvels at the ubiquity of those ugly green sidewalk sheds on every o...
Double Trouble – Successive Liens for the Same Amount
Readers of my occasional dispatches from the construction trenches know that making a mechanic’s lien go aw...
A New Cardinal Sin: The Credit Change Order
When a general contractor is confronted with an underperforming subcontractor and wants to get rid of them,...
Court Holds Subcontractor Cannot Lien for Temporary Sidewalk Shed and Scaffold
An owner of a Manhattan 12-story building hired a contractor to perform façade repairs. The
Lien Law Trust Fund Diversions — Can You Pay Your Own Laborers Before You Pay Your Subs?
New York’s Lien Law Article 3A creates special statutory safeguards to ensure payment of contractors and la...
Don’t Forget the Statutory Notice of Claim
We don’t usually write about personal injury matters. But sadly, personal injury accidents happen on con
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Is Your Arbitration Governed by Federal or State Law? Does it Matter?
Many contracting parties, when drafting their contracts, give some consideration to whether their dispute
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