Governor Cuomo rang in the New Year by signing an amendment to the Open Meetings Law designed to enhance public participation and transparency. Effective February 2, 2012, the agendas as well as any ...
Life Estate Interests Are Now Recoverable By New York State
On September 8, 2011, Emergency Regulations went into effect by the NYS Department of Health to expand the definition of estates beyond assets passing under the terms of a valid will or by intestacy.
...Deadline for Wage Theft Prevention Act is Fast Approaching
The newly enacted Wage Theft Prevention Act requires New York employers to provide written notices to employees both at the time of hiring and also, beginning on February 1, 2012, on or before Februar...
Choosing the Right Business Form: An Overview
Businesses can be operated in several different forms in New York State. The choice of which form to use the can have significant liability and tax implications. This article will provide an overv...
Auto Insurance Protection: The SUM of all fears
You are driving to an important evening meeting along the expressway, traveling at 55 miles per hour. Suddenly, lights of another care are coming at you … and moments later you feel the jarring colli...
Bicyclists Beware!
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission, more than 50,000 bicyclists are injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States each year. The resulting injuries produced f...
When is it Improper for the Seller of a Business to Solicit his Former Customers?
The purchaser of business goodwill will often require the seller to enter into an express "covenant not to compete" prohibiting the seller from engaging in the type of business that he sold. The sell...
Can a Municipality Reject a Low Bid?
Not if the municipality failed to include the criteria used to disapprove the low bid in the specifications. So said the New York Court of Appeals in a decision handed down on June 9, 2011. Over the...
Litigation: The "Civil" Process of Resolving Serious Disputes
It happens to everyone at least once in their lives. You are involved in an automobile accident, have a dispute with the other party to the contract you signed, or see that a competitor’s business is...
The Mediation Process
Mediation is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) used to settle conflicts before resorting to a formal trial in a court of law. The mediation process is defined as a "method of nonbinding ...
