Susan Schleck Kleiner: “Recovery and mental health has touched all of us” When she’s not in the courtroom representing businesses and their owners in complex litigation, or counseling clients in corporate governance, contracts, and compliance, Susan Schleck Kleiner, attorney for Santomassimo Davis’ Outside General Counsel Solutions, spends her time pursuing another passion: advocating for those…
Santomassimo Davis LLP Legal Alert December 21, 2020 As most employers have learned over the course of 2020, managing a workforce through the COVID-19 pandemic can be difficult given many new complexities and updated standards. As Americans begin to receive the vaccinations approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) under Emergency Use Authorizations…
Santomassimo Davis LLP Legal Alert Make no mistake: The coronavirus pandemic has thrust employers into uncharted waters. As they attempt to get back to business, “there are so many new rules of engagement that you’ve got to create a brand new playbook,” says Chris Santomassimo, a partner at Santomassimo Davis LLP, a New Jersey-based firm…
Santomassimo Davis, LLP welcomes its newest attorneys, Susan Kleiner and Erin Drew. As our firm is growing, we are happy to announce the opening of a new Middlesex County office in Iselin, New Jersey. Susan Schleck Kleiner Susan Schleck Kleiner represents businesses and their owners as their Outside General Counsel™ in complex civil,…
Que Pasa NJ? In NJTV’s new show, “Que Pasa NJ?”, host Carlos Medina tells diverse stories about New Jersey and the tristate area from his perspective as a New Jersey native. Carlos is the owner of Robinson Aerial Survey Corp., and President of New Jersey’s largest Chamber…
EY Finalist: The Gravity Vault – NJ’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award Congratulations to the impressive finalists – especially our client The Gravity Vault® – for being selected as a finalist for EY’s 34th annual New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Each year, EY’s award program “honors successful business leaders whose ambitions…
Contractual Defenses to Breach of Contract Caused by COVID-19 Many New Jersey businesses have been severely impacted by closures arising out of the COVID-19 health crisis. Often these closures make it impossible for businesses to meet their contractual obligations with their suppliers, landlords, and other contractors forcing them into default. While the basic premise under…
NJ Court: Infringement Suit Covered By General Liability Policy A recent decision from the New Jersey Appellate Division confirms that general liability policies provide broad coverage for certain types of intellectual property claims. This often-overlooked coverage — for “advertising injury” — is included in standard form, general liability insurance policies. In Superior Integrated Solutions, Inc….
NJ Prompt Payment Act Compels Payment on Construction Projects After completing a construction project, contractors are often faced with the problem of collecting timely payment for approved work. In response to this problem, the New Jersey Legislature enacted the New Jersey Prompt Payment Act N.J.S.A. 2A:30A-2. This created a remedy to both general contractors and subcontractors when…
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 The U.S. Senate passed, by unanimous consent, the House Bill 7010, The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020. The Bill must be signed by the President to become a law. The Bill provides more flexibility for small businesses who take out PPP forgivable loans. Here…
