GDB Firm Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2017
Contractors beware. In a recent case, the court found a mechanic's lien to be willfully exaggerated not based on the lien amount but by virtue that the mechanic's lien should not have been filed in the first place.
GDB Firm Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Between periods of limitation and various notice provisions, there are traps aplenty ready to trip up a contractor attempting to assert a valid claim. A recent Supreme Court, New York County decision sent a contractor packing for yet another reason--it failed to preserve its claim in an extension of time request.
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GDB Firm Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2017
The requirements for obtaining an RPAPL 881 license just got longer, as a developer was ordered to post a $1.5 million bond in addition to providing robust insurance coverage.
GDB Firm Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2017
If you perform work, labor or services at a construction project, or supply materials or equipment to the site, there is a general perception that you are permitted to file a mechanic's lien for the agreed price and fair and reasonable value of what you provided. To a large extent that is true. But a recent case out of the Supreme Court in New York County involving the construction of a high school, serves as a good reminder of how difficult it is sometimes to determine what you can lien fo
Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera
Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
GDB Firm Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2017
A recent decision held that a property owner can be subjected to a claim for defamation after posting a sign claiming that he was "screwed" by his contractor.
GDB Firm Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Must you really go through the process of mediation before you can have your dispute adjudicated? Yes, if your contract requires it.
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