FAPA’s CPLR 205-a Retroactivity and the Bar on Assignee Use of the Six-Month Savings Statute After CPLR 3215 Neglect Dismissals 1. Introduction U.S. Bank, N.A. v Benjamin (2026 NY Slip Op 02146) is a...
Proper Notice of Videotaped Depositions: 22 NYCRR 202.15(c) and CPLR 3107 Require 20-Day Compliance—Procedural Defects Support Preclusion at Trial Case: Aberbach-Marolda v Cherner, 2026 NY Slip Op...
Carroll v. South Nassau Communities Hosp.: Release Language Must Expressly Discharge Non-Settling Tortfeasors Under GOL § 15-108; “Diminished Chance of a Better Outcome” Supports Proximate Cause 1....
Banking Law § 6-l Recoupment Defenses in Assignee Foreclosures Are Not Time-Barred; “High-Cost Home Loan” Threshold Requires Evidentiary Proof 1. Introduction Case: Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v...
Counties Cannot “Opt Out” of Highway Law § 139(2)’s Constructive-Notice Liability, and Must Disprove Both Written and Constructive Notice on Summary Judgment I. Introduction Case: Romas v County of...
Assignees Cannot Use CPLR 205-a Savings Unless Acting for Original Foreclosure Plaintiff; CPLR 3215 Neglect Dismissals Bar Savings Under FAPA (RPAPL 1501[4]) 1. Introduction Benjamin v LaSalle Bank,...
Continuing Wrong Doctrine Tolls General Municipal Law § 50-e Notice-of-Claim Period for Ongoing School Bullying and Negligent Supervision Introduction In J.A. v City of New York (2026 NY Slip Op...
Summary Judgment Under Labor Law § 200 Requires Addressing Both “Means and Methods” and “Premises Condition,” and Special-Employment Immunity Demands Undisputed Proof of Control Introduction In...
Written Conflict Disclosures in an Engagement Letter Defeat Fraud Reliance Despite Earlier “No Conflict” Assurances; NDA Breach Requires Specific Identification of Misused Confidential Information 1....
People v Whatts: Remand Required When a Requested Mapp Hearing Was Never Ordered or Litigated 1. Introduction In People v Whatts (2026 NY Slip Op 01925), the Appellate Division, First Department...
Matter of Kareem E.: Pleading Second-Degree Riot Requires Facts Showing Five Participants Simultaneously Engaged in “Tumultuous and Violent Conduct” 1. Introduction Matter of Kareem E. (2026 NY Slip...
Neglect Based on Failure to Act on Prenatal Substance Abuse and Refusal of Newborn Drug Screening 1. Introduction Matter of Kashmir JJ. (Shawn JJ.) (2026 NY Slip Op 02019) is a Third Department...
Neglect Based on Imminent Risk from Untreated Mental Health Symptoms and Substance Use Where Parent Refuses Testing and Lacks a Sober Caregiver Case: Matter of Aphrodite A. (Heather A.) Citation:...
Child’s Pregnancy as Corroboration of Sexual-Abuse Hearsay and Proof a Parent “Allowed” a Sex Offense Under Family Ct Act § 1012(e)(iii) Case: Matter of L. XX. (V. WW.) Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op...
Domestic Violence and Coercive Manipulation Justify Sole Custody and Protective Relief; Completion of DV Programming May Be Treated as a Future Change in Circumstances 1. Introduction Matter of Ana...
Conditional Contractual Indemnification Where Owner May Share Fault; Pre-Notice Settlement Creates Irrebuttable Prejudice Under Insurance Law § 3420(c)(2)(B) 1. Introduction 350 E. Houston St., LLC v...
CPLR 3013 Requires a Pleaded Time Frame; CPLR 3025(b) Leave to Amend Granted to Correct a Typographical Date Absent Concrete Prejudice 1. Introduction Case: Shaughnessey v Relyea, 2026 NY Slip Op...
Youth Sports Negligent Supervision: No Club Liability Without Notice of Rough-Play Propensity and Where a Sudden Act Makes Supervision Non-Causal 1. Introduction Alexander v Rippe (2026 NY Slip Op...
Permit Modifications Dependent on Annulled Mining Permits Are Legal Nullities and Need No UPA Revocation 1. Introduction Matter of Sand Land Corp. v. New York State Dept. of Envtl. Conservation...
Heightened Plea Colloquy Required for Defendants with Significant Intellectual Disability: Failure to Create an Affirmative Record Requires Vacatur 1. Introduction People v Oldorff (2026 NY Slip Op...