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Enforcing the Statute of Repose

(Reprinted with permission from the June 6, 2011, edition of New Jersey Law Journal. © 2011 ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Further duplication without permission is prohibited.) By: Clint B. Allen. ...read more

NJ Passes on the Integrated Product Doctrine in Construction Defect Cases

(Reprinted with permission from the January 31, 2011 edition of New Jersey Law Journal. © 2011 ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Further duplication without permission is prohibited.) By: William L. Ryan, Esq. ...read more

Real Estate Title Insurance & Construction Law: Litigating Construction Delay Claims Caused by Federal Non-Disclosure.

(Reprinted with permission from the June 22, 2009, New Jersey Law Journal. Copyright 2009 ALM Properties, Inc.). By: Sean T. O'Meara ...read more

New Law Gives Preferred Status to Associations When Calculating the Statute of Limitations for Construction Defect Claims Against Developers

On January 18, 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law an amendment to the statute of limitations applicable to construction defect claims arising in common interest properties such as community associations, condominiums, and co-ops. While the law still requires a claimant to file its lawsuit within six years of the time it knew or should have known of the defect (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1), it does not start the clock on that six years until “an election is held and the owners comprise a majority of the board.” ...read more

Businesses Beware, Not all Waivers are Created Equal

New Jersey businesses which require waivers from their patrons may need to rethink their practices to ensure that those waivers are always enforceable. Earlier this month, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Gayles by Gayles v. Sky Zone Trampoline Park, held that businesses cannot rely on parents to sign waivers for other people’s children. ...read more

Fixing Defective Work on a Project May Result in Dismissal of Claims

Upon discovery of defective work, an owner's first inclination may be to immediately repair the work. An owner does so at his own risk, however, if he fails to provide adequate notice to the party allegedly responsible for the defective work. If the owner's repair work results in the destruction of evidence, the contractor or insurer may seek to have the owner's claim for defective work dismissed. ...read more

Archer Announces New Partner

HADDONFIELD, NJ – October 18, 2007 – The law firm of Archer P.C. is pleased to announce that William J. Ryan has been named partner of the firm. ...read more

Archer’s Stan Gentile Represents Homeowners in Faulty Construction Litigation

Haddonfield, NJ (June 13, 2007) - In the case Beverly Artman and Meg Coley v. Joseph Daniel McCann General Contractors, et al. Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Cape May County, (Docket No. CPM-L-674-06), work was performed by a home improvement contractor on a Wildwood Crest, NJ vacation home with allegations of faulty workmanship and construction. The homeowners had extensive work performed on their shore house, including the raising of the existing home and building of an additional first floor with new rooms, bathrooms, doors, windows, stairs, HVAC, electrical, etc. ...read more

Ross Aboff Joins Expanding Princeton Office

Princeton, NJ (June 13, 2007) -- Archer, P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Ross Aboff, Esquire, to the firm’s litigation department. Mr. Aboff joins Archer as an Associate in the firm’s expanding Princeton office. He will concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation, estate and trust litigation, construction and technology litigation, environmental matters and land use. He also has experience representing both school boards and parents of disabled children in education matters. ...read more

Daniel Chertok to Speak on "Navigating the Hazards of Construction - Strategies for Minimizing Risks"

Topic: Risky Business...Information You Can't Afford Not to Know: Navigating the Hazards of Construction - Strategies for Minimizing Risks ...read more

Ask Archer: A Fireside Chat; Does My Contract Need An Arbitration Clause? If So, What Does It Look Like?

When: Thursday, October 7th, 2021 10:00 AM- 10:30 AM ...read more

Jeffrey M. Gradone to Speak at Advanced Issues in Real Estate Law Seminar

Jeffrey M. Gradone, a Partner with Archer P.C. in Princeton, N.J., will be on the faculty for Advanced Issues in Real Estate Law,a continuing legal education seminar on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Atlantic City. The program is presented by the National Business Institute (NBI), a leading provider of continuing legal education and training. ...read more