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The rapid growth in e-commerce has transformed global trade and brought producers and consumers closer together than ever before. The e-commerce revolution, accelerated by the COVID pandemic, resulted in the need for society to develop additional infrastructure to get packages to consumers more quickly and more efficiently. It has transformed the way people live, work and shop in the 21st century. Our lawyers are on the front lines of this global revolution. Our extensive experience in [...]

Must a Criminal Defendant Preserve a Second Amendment Challenge to a Firearm Conviction that Occurred Before the US Supreme Court Declared New York’s Gun Laws Unconstitutional?The Court of Appeals was busy the week right before Thanksgiving, so we’ll focus this week on those decisions.  The Court addressed notice of assignments of insurance policies, who can be held liable for failing to withhold and pay a business’s taxes, whether collective bargaining is required before [...]

Let’s take a look what has been happening in New York’s appellate courts over the past week. Appellate Division, First DepartmentKeilitz v Light Tower Fiber N.Y., Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op 05661 (1st Dept Nov. 09, 2023)Construction Law, Labor Law § 240Issue:  Is pulling fiber optic cables underground through existing conduit “altering” work to qualify for protection under Labor Law § 240 where it part of a larger project, and can an object falling from [...]

EPA has recently proposed bans on both perchloroethylene (“PCE”)[i] and trichloroethylene (TCE)[ii].  Both bans are proposed under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which gives EPA authority to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, distribution, and import of a chemical.  The proposed bans followed EPA’s risk determinations under TSCA that both PCE and TCE present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health when evaluated under their conditions [...]

On July 25, 2023, EPA announced proposed amendments to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) rule.  In a change, the proposal includes mandatory reporting of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Currently, New York requires some HAP reporting, but the proposal would expand this. See 6 NYCRR 202-2.3 (c)(9). The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2023.[i]  The public comment period has been extended twice, and now until November 17, 2023.The AERR rule [...]