Levine v Stellar 341, LLC — Pleading Adverse Possession and Practical Location Under Pre-2008 RPAPL; What Counts (and Doesn’t) as “Documentary Evidence” on CPLR 3211(a)(1) 1. Introduction Levine v...
Co-Signatory Not Liable Where Contract Unambiguously Assigns Payment to Another; Indefinite Construction-Management Agreements Unenforceable; Quantum Meruit Requires Proof of Reasonable Value...
Visually Indistinct “Two-Surface” Floor Installations and Slip-Resistance Failures Create Triable Negligence Issues for Both Contractors and Premises Operators 1. Introduction Macri v Fluor Enters.,...
Subsequently Discovered Evidence Defeats Res Judicata After an Article 78 Proceeding, but Fraud and Prospective Business-Interference Claims Still Demand Particularized Pleading 1. Introduction In...
Statute of Frauds Bars Oral Real-Property Ownership Claims, but Unjust Enrichment Restitution May Proceed (Zeltser v. Kukolev) 1. Introduction In Zeltser v Kukolev (2026 NY Slip Op 05353), the...
Due Diligence for CPL 245 Certificates of Compliance Despite Belated Body-Worn Camera Disclosure in a Complex Conspiracy Prosecution 1. Introduction People v Stanley (2026 NY Slip Op 05244 [3d Dept...
Pass-Through Owner Claims: Liquidated-Damages Caps Limit Only Delay Damages, Not Direct Damages Absent an Express Waiver I. Introduction Gamma USA, Inc. v. Pavarini McGovern, LLC (Appellate Division,...
Component Safety-System Designers May Face Design-Defect Liability Despite OEM Specifications and Post-Sale Wiring Modifications Case: Hoeben v FCA US LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op 05238 (App Div 1st Dept...
Reciprocal Discipline in New York: Deference to Foreign Sanctions and Public Censure for False Statements to Tribunals 1. Introduction Matter of Bernstein (2026 NY Slip Op 05239 [1st Dept Sept. 10,...
Judiciary Law § 773 Requires Indemnifying Fines for Actual (Including Non-Pecuniary) Harm from OMH’s Delayed CPL Article 730 Transfer 1. Introduction People v G.O. (2026 NY Slip Op 05242 [1st Dept...
Failure to Maintain Biennial Attorney Registration Warrants Immediate Suspension as Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice 1. Introduction In Matter of Attorneys in Violation of...
Reciprocal Discipline in New York: Failure to Report Foreign Sanctions as an Aggravator and Reinstatement Conditioned on Foreign Reinstatement (Matter of Lento) 1. Introduction Matter of Lento...
Nonrecourse Clauses in Confidentiality Agreements Bar Tortious-Interference Claims Against Nonparty Affiliates Absent Bad-Faith Conduct Unrelated to Legitimate Economic Self-Interest 1. Introduction...
CPLR 7511 Vacatur for Appearance of Neutral-Arbitrator Partiality: Undisclosed Paid Offer, Ex Parte Contact, and Process “Taint” Require a New Panel 1. Introduction Matter of 57th & 6th Ground LLC v...
People v Key: Appellate Division May Deny a CPL 722.23 “Extraordinary Circumstances” Retention Motion in the Interest of Justice Even Absent Abuse of Discretion I. Introduction In People v Key (2026...
Step-One DVSJA Dismissals Are Not “Orders Denying Resentencing” and Are Not Appealable as of Right 1. Introduction In People v Shawn A. (2026 NY Slip Op 05216), the Appellate Division, Third...
Stipulated Return of a Seized DWI Vehicle Moots Post‑Seizure Hearing Attacks; Suffolk County’s Chapter 420 Forfeiture Survives Preemption and Excessive-Fine Challenges Case: Cohen v. A 2019 Nissan,...
Skid-Steer Step Slip Falls: No Labor Law § 240(1) Elevation Hazard and No 12 NYCRR 23-1.7(d) “Working Surface”; 12 NYCRR 23-1.30 Lighting Claim May Proceed 1. Introduction Digangi v New York City...
Cooperative Auction Purchaser Must Submit a Complete Board Application Within the Contractual Deadline; Prevailing Co-op Recovers Counsel Fees Under Bidder-Suit Clause 1. Introduction Druzhinsky v...
Discovery Limits When Respondeat Superior Is Admitted: Personnel Files, Training/Retention Policies, Overbroad “All Documents” Demands, and Extra Corporate Depositions Case: Lewis v New York City Tr....