Starting a new business, whether you’re a brand new entrepreneur or a seasoned business veteran, is both exciting and challenging. It involves planning, financial decisions and of course legal steps….
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A recent NY Appellate Division case upheld a disclaimer of liability coverage for an accident that occurred on an undisclosed three story addition to a one-story building.? The court based…
In New York, a general contractor is ordinarily not liable for the negligence of a subcontractor. This is because under normal circumstances a general contractor does not control how the…
Tenants at the Gardens at Maplewood apartment complex in EssexCounty were unpleasantly surprised when they learned that they were not entitled to a rent reduction when building services were interrupted…
On March 31, 2013, the New York Court of Appeals in White v. Farrell held that the measure of damages for a buyer?s breach of contract to sell real property…
Investigators from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs plan to begin fining unregistered home improvement contractors. The Division contacted nearly 630 contractors working on storm damaged homes in the wake…
Click the link below for an IRS bulletin outlining tax relief available to victims of Storm Sandy. Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey ?
A recent N.J. Appellate Division case,?Motley v. Borough of Seaside Park, ?could create problems for property owners looking to rebuild post-Sandy. The case involved a home that was gutted to…
William R. Kugelman was appointed by the President of the New Jersey State Bar Association to the Renewable Energy, Clean Technology and Climate Change Committee. Mr. Kugelman is actively involved…