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George S. Van Nest
Apr 15, 20134 min read
ASTM Revises Environmental Site Assessment Standard
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) developed the initial Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) standard in 1993...
Thomas F. Knab
Mar 22, 20133 min read
Mediating Civil Commercial Disputes
Most commercial disputes are settled without getting the lawyers involved, but some disputes prove to be so intractable that they require...
Colin D. Ramsey
Mar 18, 20134 min read
Employing a ‘Limited Defense’ Strategy
Talk to small business owners, and one of their biggest fears is becoming embroiled in litigation against their will, and over which they...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
Nov 19, 20123 min read
What Labor Law Section 193 Amendments Mean
New York Labor Law § 193 and New York Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 12, § 195.1 govern employer deductions from emplo...
George S. Van Nest
Oct 15, 20124 min read
DEC’s Proposed Environmental Self-Audit Policy
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is working on a new Self-Audit Policy to encourage environmental compliance....
Thomas F. Knab
Jul 16, 20124 min read
Developing Remedies for LLC Members
Limited liability companies appeared in New York state in 1994, when the New York Limited Liability Company Law (LLCL) went into effect...
George S. Van Nest
Apr 16, 20124 min read
Update: NY Litigation Over Marcellus Shale development
As previously reported in this column, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is still weighing public comments and...
David H. Fitch
Mar 19, 20125 min read
Beware the ‘Badges of Fraud’ this Tax Season
Since the 1913 ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the “power to lay and collect taxes on ...
George S. Van Nest
Dec 19, 20115 min read
Local Regulation of Marcellus Shale Development
As the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation accepts public comments on proposed regulations to address Marcellus shale...
George S. Van Nest
Aug 15, 20115 min read
Revised Recommendations on Marcellus Shale Development
The development of the natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale formation across the southern tier of New York and Pennsylvania has t...
Thomas F. Knab
Jul 18, 20115 min read
The Case of a Mutually Assured Dissolution
Six pharmaceutical sales representatives decided to form a corporation, Stonetek. Each of the six shareholders owned 16.67 percent of Sto...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
May 16, 20114 min read
Court Gives Guidance on Improper Solicitation of Clients
In a unanimous decision, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that, under certain circumstances, a business seller may give active a...
George S. Van Nest
Apr 18, 20115 min read
A look at New York DEC’s Proposed SEQR Form Revisions
The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act was adopted in 1976 and requires that state and local agencies evaluate potential env...
Colin D. Ramsey
Nov 16, 20104 min read
Statute of Limitations on Exposure Cases
As the potentially catastrophic health impacts from exposure to myriad chemicals, construction materials and other products becomes more...
George S. Van Nest
Oct 18, 20104 min read
Marcellus Shale: What NY Stands to Lose
In recent months, development of the natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale formation across New York’s Southern Tier and Pennsylva...
Helen A. Zamboni
Oct 15, 20101 min read
Legal Alert: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the recently adopted federal health care reform law was signed into law on March...
Helen A. Zamboni
Oct 15, 20101 min read
Legal Alert: Medicaid Compliance Certification
Effective October 1, 2009, any entity that received $500,000 or more in reimbursements from New York Medicaid were required to have in pl...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
Sep 20, 20103 min read
State Passes Bill of Rights for Domestics
New York’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights will take effect Nov. 29. The law is the culmination of a six year organizing campaign by Dome...
Thomas F. Knab
Jul 19, 20104 min read
Protect Limited Partners’ Investments
In this post-meltdown era, the news media and case reporters are full of stories about lawsuits by investors alleging fraud, breach of fi...
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