LoDuca Associates, Inc. v. PMS Construction Management Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiffs seeking to invoke one of the exceptions to the enforceability of a “no damages for delay” clause face a “heavy burden” (see Dart Mech. Corp. v City of New York, 68 AD3d 664, 664 [2009]). Possible causes for delay specifically mentioned in the contract are, by definition, “contemplated” (see Corinno Civetta Constr. Corp. v City of New York, 67 NY2d 297, 309-310 [1986]; Universal/MMEC, Ltd. v Dormitory Auth. of State of N.Y., 50 AD3d 352, 353 [2008]).
The causes of action were properly dismissed, as the alleged *486cause of the delays — primarily design defects based on faulty…
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