Traub Lieberman Attorneys Recognized as 2025 New York – Metro Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
January 06, 2026 —
Traub LiebermanTraub Lieberman is pleased to announce that seven Partners from the New York office have been selected to the 2025 New York - Metro Super Lawyers list and one associate has been listed in the 2025 New York – Metro Rising Stars.
2025 New York – Metro Super Lawyers
- Copernicus Gaza – Insurance Coverage
- Jonathan Harwood – Professional Liability
- Lisa Rolle – Construction Litigation
- Hillary Raimondi – Employment Litigation
- Christopher Russo – Professional Liability
- Lisa Shrewsberry – Professional Liability
- Stephen Straus – Insurance Coverage
2025 New York – Metro Rising Stars
- James Wise – Insurance Coverage
Lisa Shrewsberry was also selected to the Top 25: 2025 Westchester County Super Lawyers® list.
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Can Anyone Save Gary, Indiana?
November 18, 2025 —
Zach Mortice - BloombergOn either side of the impeccably refined and classically domed City Hall and courthouse buildings that make up the largely vacant civic core of Gary, Indiana, are two stark white modernist buildings. Both were designed by Black architect
Wendell Campbell, a founder of the National Organization of Minority Architects, and built in the 1980s, a time when the industrial city was reeling from job and population losses and desperate to rescue a downtown in full collapse.
One of them is a sports and fitness center that’s still in use, but the 83,000-square-foot Genesis Convention Center, built in 1981, has been empty since 2020. The city is currently
weighing redevelopment or demolition; one idea has been to use the building’s blank white facade as a canvas for murals and public art. But in a city with at least 7,000
abandoned buildings, there’s no lack of alternative wall spaces.
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Scope of Products Requiring Proposition 65 Warnings in California Poised to Grow
February 23, 2026 —
Brian M. Ledger & Chassen B. Palmer - Gordon Rees Scully MansukhaniThe scope of products to be drawn into the warning requirements under California’s Proposition 65 law may soon be growing. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) requested information from the public on the reproductive toxicity of p,p’-bisphenol chemicals. OEHHA is the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65, formerly known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxicity Enforcement Act of 1986. OEHHA’s request for information is a step toward regulators classifying all p,p’-bisphenol chemicals as reproductive toxicants under Proposition 65.
California’s Proposition 65
Under Proposition 65, businesses are required to post clear and reasonable warnings before individuals are exposed to chemicals listed by the state of California as carcinogens or reproductive toxicants. To date, California has listed approximately 900 chemicals that fall under Proposition 65 regulation. Businesses may be held liable for up to $2,500 per violation per day. Proposition 65 can be enforced by public prosecutors (e.g., the California attorney general or district attorneys) or by private enforcers (known as “bounty hunters”).
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Brian M. Ledger, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani and
Chassen B. Palmer, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Mr. Ledger may be contacted at bledger@grsm.com
Mr. Palmer may be contacted at cbpalmer@grsm.com
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Don’t Assert as a Counterclaim to a Lien Foreclosure Lawsuit an Order to Show Cause Claim
October 27, 2025 —
David Adelstein - Florida Construction Legal UpdatesIf there is a construction lien on your property and you don’t like the lien, here are options to deal with the lien:
- You negotiate a resolution a get a satisfaction of lien to record in the public records. Or, you can transfer the lien to the security of a lien transfer bond, but that just means the lienor would need to foreclose against the bond instead of the real property. In other words, the lien is collateralized by the lien transfer bond and not the real property so it does not resolve the lien.
- You record a Notice of Contest of Lien to shorten the lienor’s statute of limitations to foreclose on the construction lien to 60 days. (See here.) If the lienor does not timely foreclose, then the lien is of no effect as a matter of law. However, this does force the issue, meaning the lienor may file a lien foreclosure lawsuit sooner than later. (But, if they file the lawsuit sooner, then the lienor was always going to file the lawsuit later.)
- You can file a lawsuit for an Order to Show Cause under Fla. Stat. s. 713.21(4) and force the lienor to file a lien foreclosure counterclaim within 20 days from service of the show cause summons. (See here.) The only time you’d really do this is if you want to initiate a lawsuit that you’d probably initiate no matter what. Otherwise, the Notice of Contest of Lien is more cost effective and more efficient.
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David Adelstein, Kirwin NorrisMr. Adelstein may be contacted at
dma@kirwinnorris.com
Time to Negotiate Limitation on Remedies and Damages Is on the Front End
February 10, 2026 —
David Adelstein - Florida Construction Legal UpdatesRemember, when it comes to contracts, the time to negotiate and enter into mutually agreed upon bargains is on the front end. And, if the contract is not negotiable, at least you know that and can make the business decision whether you want to accept the bargains and risks. If you don’t, well, you can walk away. Move onto another deal. If you do, then you make the business decision as to the bargains or risk transfers and accept them moving forward. One of those bargains and risks deals with a limitation on damages and remedies.
In a recent dispute dealing with the sale of an aircraft, there was a provision dealing with the buyer and seller’s remedies in the event of a breach. (Similar to a real estate transaction or other buyer-seller scenario.) “Contract section 10.4(a) stated that if the buyer defaulted, the seller’s “exclusive remedies” were to keep the aircraft and the buyer’s deposit. Section 10.4(b) stated that if the seller defaulted by “fail[ing] to deliver the [aircraft] in accordance with the terms of [the contract],” the buyer’s “sole remedies” were the seller’s reimbursement of the buyer’s inspection costs.” Sky Aviation Holdings, LLC v. Aviation Unlimited, 50 Fla.L.Weekly D2658c (Fla. 4th DCA 2025). As you can see, there was a limitation on the seller’s damages.
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David Adelstein, Kirwin NorrisMr. Adelstein may be contacted at
dma@kirwinnorris.com
Damage from Frozen Pipes Excluded from Coverage
March 31, 2026 —
Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law HawaiiApplying Texas law, the federal district court found there was no coverage for damage to the insured’s commercial building due to the bursting of frozen pipes. Barona v. State Farm Lloyds, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 257379 (S.D. Texas Dec. 12, 2025).
Freezing weather froze Barona’s plumbing fixtures, causing significant water damage to the commercial property when the plumbing eventually expanded and burst. State Farm sent an inspector. During the inspection, Barona stated that he turned off the heat to his building but did not shut off the water supply or drain the pipes. State Farm denied covered based on the policy’s exclusion for frozen plumbing.
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Tred R. Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak HastertMr. Eyerly may be contacted at
te@hawaiilawyer.com
Construction’s AI Moment — Why Contractors Are Increasingly Optimistic
December 30, 2025 —
Aarni Heiskanen - AEC BusinessA new industry research report from Dodge Construction Network in partnership with CMiC reveals a striking level of optimism among contractors about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in construction.
According to the survey, 87% of contractors believe AI will meaningfully transform their businesses, even though current adoption remains relatively low. This optimism reflects a growing recognition that AI isn’t just a buzzword, but a set of capabilities beginning to deliver tangible operational value across the built environment.
Evolving roles
One of the most interesting shifts the report highlights is how contractors envision their own roles evolving. Instead of being bogged down in repetitive administrative tasks, project teams expect AI to enable them to work more strategically, focusing on predictive insights rather than reactive fire-fighting.
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Arbitration Provision Must Be Incorporated into a Bond for Surety to Elect Arbitration
March 03, 2026 —
David Adelstein - Florida Construction Legal Updates“Sureties cannot exercise unilateral election rights that are reserved for the principal of the underlying contract.” Anderson Service Corp. v. Old Republic Surety Company, 2026 WL 61436, *2 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026). This was the holding in a recent case dealing with arbitration.
In this case, a subcontractor entered into a contract with a contractor that gave the contractor the right to elect arbitration in Pennsylvania. A dispute arose a
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