Posted by Elizabeth Wolstein, Partner On October 6, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued a new executive order closing “non-essential” businesses in certain zip codes based on increased COVID positivity rates in those zones.[1] Seven months into the pandemic, it is time to reevaluate the constitutionality of this approach that has so devastated small businesses. At the... Read more »
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Court Cannot Vacate, Modify or Discharge Lien Law § 19 Lien Where There is no Defect on the Face of the Lien
On October 1, 2020, the First Department issued a decision in Pizzarotti, LLC v. FPG Maiden Lane LLC, 2020 NY Slip Op. 05305, holding that a court cannot vacate, modify or discharge a Lien Law § 19 lien where there is no defect on the face of the lien, explaining: A court has no inherent... Read more »