Defense New York Permits 
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 19, 2020
actually 3 separate bills) expressly permitting PFAS (. The Department of Defense has identified 15 bases in Maryland “known to have releases of PFAS.” But then, some days ago Maryland did what no other state (nor the Federal government) has done. It passed legislation (. perfluoroalkyl chemicals)?!
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
JUNE 7, 2022
When asserting the Sovereign Acts defense, the government must prove that the governmental action was public and general and the act must render the performance of the contract impossible. On appeal, the Air Force asserted the Sovereign Acts defense. The contractor appealed that decision. In JE Dunn Construction Co. ,
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Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 21, 2018
In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 21, 2018
In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 6, 2017
The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). New York State also made a related $5-million investment in Gryphon Sensors, also based in Central NY.
Construction Lawyer
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
In a recent New York case, Koerner v. 281 Broadway Holdings, LLC , a subcontractor was forced to pay for the costs of defense of the owner and general contractor, even though the court found that the contractor was not at fault. The plaintiff was a union ironworker employed by Genetech, the window wall subcontractor.
Constructlaw
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Halprin, Partner, Pasich LLP, New York. Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of contract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. Sarah Reynolds, Partner, Mayer Brown, Chicago.
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