Newspaper article: Post-9/11 business disruption and recovery, September 2001

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Juaiciary AHBiBtunee itutu lu (iQip iiriiiH . recover lost documents related to their lem,” he said. SUPREME cases in New Jersey. Firms locate more Still, Mr. Kelner said, he is elated because none of the firm’s 20 employees were killed, ■ Creditors’ and C Regardless of any stopgap measures „SneSn« finri naw Commissioner of th available, however, Tuesday’s attack has miSSIHQ, 1100 nOW including his wife Gail, who barely escaped created a climate of uncertainty for firms ; SSfiafSe PdGB 2 into nearby One Chase Manhattan Plaza Services of the City that have not been able to reach their H ■ w when the first Tower toppled to the ground. Mandel, New York Q offices because of the city’s closure of Man- “There were huge crowds of people look­ ■ Criminal Practic hattan below 14th street. ing at the buildings,” said Ms. Kelner, who was ren Hurst, Bronx (p. For residents of 140 Broadway, one block east of the former standing outside Chase Plaza after calling her husband. “I don’t World Trade Center and home to several firms, little is known think anyone had any concept that they were going to collapse.” ■ Election Law: A about the condition of documents and equipment inside. Ms. Kelner said she was enveloped by a cloud of smoke u. Molinaro, Richmo “The windows have been blown out on the first two lev­ and trampled as she tried to retreat to the Chase building. ■ Government; F els of the building,” said Robert S. Kelner, whose medical New York (p. 18, co, malpractice and personal injury firm, Kelner & Kelner, resides Continued on page 2, colunm 3 ■ Torts: Morales v. Hospitals Corp., Bro COUNTY Pataki Uses Emergency Power Agencies Face ■ Criminal Prac Angel Quiles, Sulliv • §201 of the Civil Practice Law and Reconstruction BY JOHN CAHER Order No. 113.7 to temporarily suspend: ---- ( ALBANY—Governor Pataki yesterday Rules (CPLR) to the extent that it would Invoked his emergency powers to sus­ bar actions whose time would expire pend various statutory time limitations. between Sept. 11 and a future date to be OfLost Records U.S. COURT ( ■ AKemative Dls| The Governor suspended the limitations determined. In an executive order which he has the • §5513 of the CPLR as It relates to a BY TAMARA LOOMIS Sphere Drake Ins. authority to issue in times of disaster. limitation period that concludes during National fns. Co. 2d In a statement released last night, the the period beginning Sept. 11. AFTER weathering the worst disas­ U.S. DISTRI Governor said the order will suspend all • §§30.10 and 30.30 of the Criminal ter in New York’s history with no appar­ statutes of limitations on civil and crim­ Procedure Law to the degree that it ent loss of life, two federal agencies ■ Business Law: inal judicial proceedings as well as dead­ would serve to bar criminal prosecu­ whose regional offices were located in SDNYCp. 21, col. 4 ■f lines for filing appeals. He said the tions In the period between Sept. 11 and the World Trade Center are now facing ■ Civil Practice: 1 suspension “will provide some comfort a future date. a different kind of loss. Finance S.A. u. Shen l- to individuals and businesses whose • §§460.10,460.30,460.50 and Article Both the Securities and Exchange col. 2). s work has been disrupted by the cow­ 460 of the Criminal Procedure Law as it Commission and the Equal Employ­ n ardly and despicable attack on the relates to a limitation on the time to ment Opportunity Commission housed ■ Criminal Pract World Trade Center. Our judicial system appeal from Sept. 11 until further notice. their regional operations in 7 World er, EDNY(p. 23, cc e operates with strict deadlines. By tem­ Additionally, the Governor tem­ Trade Center. a porarily suspending these, we will allow porarily suspended, from Sept. 11 until The building is now gone, along with ■ Criminal Pract New Yorkers to cope with the tragedy further notice is given, “any other all of the offices’ records. er, C. Schwarz, T. V without the added worry that valuable statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule “Clearly what happened was a severe col. 6). d d legal rights will be compromised or lost.” or regulation or part thereof, establlsh- blow,” Wayne Carlin, the SEC’s Northeast ■ Intellectual Pi Under §29-a of Article 2-B of the Exec­ Cinema Corp. v. Ru 6 utive Law, the Governor issued Executive Continued on page 6, column 6 Continued on page 6, colunm 3 SDNY(p. 22, col. c

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