by Nora Ritinski | Sep 5, 2023 | Brian P. Murphy, Commercial and Complex Litigation, Corporate Commercial Transactions, Energy, Joel M. Howard, III, Robert M. Loughney, Uncategorized
Couch White, LLP is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s Partners have been recognized in the 2024 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® . Recognition by Best Lawyers is based on extensive peer-review surveys where leading attorneys vote on the legal...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Jul 29, 2021 | Clemente J. Parente, Construction, Donald J. Hillman, General, Joel M. Howard, III
On July 21, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that unions may continue to use the inflatable balloon known as “Scabby The Rat” at informational demonstrations because such use does not constitute an illegal secondary boycott. Read the article.
by Kimberly Schaffer | Jan 11, 2021 | Blake C. Saunders, Construction, General, Joel M. Howard, III
New York State has recently passed legislation which seeks to clarify the meaning of the term “substantial completion” on NYS public projects. By amending section 139-f of the State Finance Law and section 106-b of the General Municipal Law, this legislation is also...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Apr 24, 2018 | Alita J. Giuda, General, Joel M. Howard, III
On April 19, 2018, the Appellate Division, Third Department, issued a decision denying a motion to dismiss on governmental immunity grounds in favor of the parties represented by Couch White Attorneys Joel Howard, Adam Schultz and Alita Giuda. In 2016, Plaintiffs...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Feb 27, 2018 | Commercial and Complex Litigation, Construction, General, Joel M. Howard, III
At the point when the State began insisting that MWBE goals on State construction projects and those funded by State grants be 30%, we wondered how that could be. The then most recent disparity study, which had been written into law in 2010 and has not been amended,...
by Kimberly Schaffer | Feb 26, 2018 | Commercial and Complex Litigation, Construction, General, Joel M. Howard, III
In September of 2017, a judgment was entered in Federal Court in the Southern District of New York against Navillus Tile and three related construction companies for $75,000,000 upon the finding that Navillus and its principals had engaged in illegal double breasted...
