View Blogs

Editor’s Note: This article by Chris Kane appears in the Fall 2023 edition of the NJSBA Construction Law Section newsletter. Section members can read the full issue here . The development of complex infrastructure projects often requires very complex agreements. These projects tend to have implementation periods that can continue for many decades. This makes it challenging to completely identify every possible eventuality or future condition in the contracting provisions. This complexity and uncertainty can produce situations where there are differences in interpretation and opinion. Therefore, the agreement must include adjustment mechanisms and a dispute ...

As co-chairs of the New Jersey State Bar Association Construction Law Section, Danielle E. Cohen and Steven Nudelman help provide a forum where practitioners can discuss and learn about the latest issues confronting this area of law. The pair have years of experience in all areas of the practice. Cohen, an associate at Tesser & Cohen in Hackensack, concentrates her practice on construction litigation and has represented a diverse range of construction clients, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers. She has been involved in both prosecuting and defending claims on private and public projects in New Jersey and New York, ...

Editor’s Note: The following article by Thomas J. Cotton was published as part of the Construction Law Section Newsletter Vol. 21, No. 2, which was distributed to members of the Construction Law Section. To learn more about joining a section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, email us at [email protected] Every parent knows that toddlers are quick to question every “expert opinion” with which they are presented. “Why does the dog get to sleep outside?” “Why does Dad get to eat pizza for breakfast?” There is wisdom in a toddler’s unrelenting questioning. Or at least, there is a litigation strategy. Many litigations either require or make use of ...