Several industry updates that affect manufactured housing either take effect October 1, 2020, or will be unveiled sometime later this month. Detailed below is a summary of recent developments....By: McGlinchey Stafford
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Construction has been deemed an essential industry during this pandemic, but what do employers do when the Coronavirus hits their job site? In this episode of More with McGlinchey, Mag Bickford and Zelma Frederick chat about the interesting intersection of employment law and construction law when Covid is identified on a worksite, from shutdown and testing to compliance, budgeting, and flexibility, and other considerations for owners and contractors....By: McGlinchey Stafford
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Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc., Case No. 18–1086 (2020). “Defense preclusion” is not a recognized defense as the two acceptable doctrines are issue preclusion (a party is barred from relitigating an issue actually decided...By: McGlinchey Stafford
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The Bank of New York Mellon v. Barber, Case No. 1D18-2097 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020). A trial judge may not raise defenses not raised by the defendant; doing so makes the judge an advocate for one of the parties. Elizon DB Transfer Agent, LLC v. Ivy Chase...By: McGlinchey Stafford
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On March 22, 2020, the Governor of Louisiana issued a “stay-at-home” order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and not surprisingly, similar orders are being handed down by leaders across the nation. Under the Louisiana stay-at-home order, all...By: McGlinchey Stafford
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On Monday, March 16, 2020, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that all active construction sites in Boston are halted. The Mayor told companies to maintain skeletal crews to make sure sites remain “safe and secure” and that only “emergency work”...By: McGlinchey Stafford
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