By Marc H. Pillinger. Formerly known as “ChemGrass,” artificial turf was first invented in 1964 by Monsanto. After its installation in Houston’s Astrodome in 1966, artificial turf...
HOT TOPICS – Home Field Advantage: Better Grass?
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HOT TOPICS – Ginsburg’s Lasting Green Impact
By Marc H. Pillinger. After a feverish battle with cancer, in the late evening of September 18th 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. Ginsburg leaves a lasting legacy on environmental...
Case by Case: Recent Court of Appeals Decision – Labor Law: Maybe Things Aren’t Changing After All
By Marc H. Pillinger. The Court of Appeals in the case of Bianca-Neto v. Boston Road II Housing Development Fund Corp., 34 N.Y.3d 1166, 121 N.Y.S.3d 753 (2020), in a 4/3 decision, has arguably used...
Unprecedented Business Disruptions Caused by the COVID-19 Crisis
By Daniel O. Dietchweiler and Marc H. Pillinger. Unprecedented business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis have shuttered many non-essential businesses including retail stores, restaurants,...
Marc Pillinger to speak at the Bronx County Bar Association – February 11, 2020
BRONX COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION Lunch-time CLE Program INDEMNIFICATION: Contractual and Common Law, Risk Transfer is key This Course is Appropriate for Experienced & Newly Admitted Attorney...
Changes in Kings County As To Jury Selection and New Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution
By Marc H. Pillinger. New trial procedures will be going into effect on January 1, 2020, in Kings County. When you select a jury after January 1, 2020, when you finish picking, you will immediately...
Case by Case: Court of Appeals: Out-of-Possession Landlord
By Marc H. Pillinger. In a recent decision, He v. Troon Mgmt., Inc., 2019 WL 5429374 (N.Y. Oct. 24, 2019), the Court of Appeals [reversed the First Department and] held that an out-of-possession...
New York Courts to Begin Presumptive Mediation for Civil Cases (ADR)
By Marc H. Pillinger. By the end of this year, New York State Courts are set to have a system in place requiring civil litigation to attempt to be resolved through presumptive mediation, rather than...
Independent medical examination observer notes are privileged
By Marc H. Pillinger. The First Department, Appellate Division, in March 2019, addressed an issue of the first impression and ruled that notes created by an observer of an independent medical exam...
If the Contract/Insurance Policy Doesn’t Say It Specifically, You Might Not Have It
By Marc H. Pillinger. This is a first for PMT. We have never before reported on two cases together. However, this is a special circumstance as these cases read together are “game changers” when it...