Matter of Douglass: One-Year Suspension for Unsupervised Nonlawyer “Agent” Communications, Tribunal Incivility, and Violation of a Federal Protective Order 1. Introduction Matter of Douglass (2026 NY...
CPL 30.30(2)(a) “Custody-Only” Speedy-Trial Clock: Time Counts Only While Defendant Is Actually Incarcerated, and Does Not Reset I. Introduction People ex rel. Liles v Richards (2026 NY Slip Op 05191...
People v. Merino: CPL 420.45 Voids Real-Property Instruments Beyond Forgery When a False-Instrument Conviction Triggers a Rebuttable Presumption Appellate Division, Second Department (Quirk, J.) —...
Administrative-Process Abuse of Process and Heightened Pleading Limits for Defamation, Tortious Interference, and Common-Law Indemnification Counterclaims 1. Introduction In Vaynman v 3 Kings Point...
Velasquez v. Kelly: No CPLR 3126 Striking Sanction Where the Sought Surveillance Footage Is Proven Not to Exist; Non-Aggrieved Third-Party Defendant Lacks Appellate Standing 1. Introduction Case:...
Clerical Misstatement on DMV Medical Review Form by Treating Physician Sounds in Ordinary Negligence (3-Year Limitations Period), Not Medical Malpractice I. Introduction Case: Lafferty v Avila, 2026...
No-Action Clause Voting Rights Turn on Outstanding Certificate Principal Balance—Physical Possession of “Worthless” RMBS Certificates Does Not Confer Standing 1. Introduction In Matter of HBK Master...
Matter of Chen: Federal Felony Convictions Without “Essential Similarity” Do Not Trigger Automatic Disbarment on a Thin Record, But Still Support Disbarment as “Serious Crimes” Introduction Matter of...
One Misstep Cannot Justify Wholesale Denial of Grandparent Visitation; Individualized Best-Interests Review Required 1. Introduction Matter of Debbra L. v Jenna L. (2026 NY Slip Op 05135, 3d Dept...
People v. Guilbault: Typographical Errors in Indictment Waivers and Nonessential Omissions Do Not Create SCI Jurisdictional Defects; Plea Stands Where the Bargained-For Maximum Exposure Is Preserved...
Law-of-the-Case Precludes Renewed “Letter of No Objection” Demands; Purchaser Default at a Time-of-the-Essence Closing Defeats Specific Performance and CPLR 5107 Relief 1. Introduction Chao-Yu C....
Unilateral Belief Is Insufficient to Establish an Attorney–Client Relationship; Breach-of-Contract Claims Fail Absent Provable Damages 1. Introduction In Blank v Petrosyants (2026 NY Slip Op 05074...
CPLR 3211(a)(7) Dismissal Is Not Merits-Based for Preclusion When a Later Complaint Cures Defects; Excessive Fees Support a Distinct Fiduciary-Duty Claim 1. Introduction Katsoris v Bodnar & Milone,...
CPLR 306-b “Good Cause” Clarified: Reasonable Diligence Can Mandate an Extension, and Courts May Grant It Before a Traverse Hearing Case: M&T Bank v Global Sign Cleaning & Maintenance, Inc. (App....
Matter of Bitterman: New York Reciprocal Discipline Gives Significant Weight to the Foreign Sanction and Imposes Matching Public Censure 1. Introduction Matter of Bitterman (Appellate Division,...
Reciprocal Discipline Under 22 NYCRR 1240.13: New York Will Publicly Censure to Match a Foreign Public Reprimand When No Statutory Defenses Are Shown 1. Introduction Matter of Cosentino (2026 NY Slip...
Non–Self-Executing Discovery Orders Are Not Conditional Preclusion Orders; Disclosure Motions Must Include 22 NYCRR 202.7 Good-Faith Affirmation and a Specific, Willfulness-Based Record for CPLR 3126...
Dismissal for Failure of a Condition Precedent Defeats Acceleration for Limitations Purposes; RPAPL 1304 “Amount in Default” Discrepancies Bar Foreclosure Summary Judgment 1. Introduction In...
Immediate Suspension for Noncooperation with Disciplinary Subpoenas and Unaccounted Estate Funds Under 22 NYCRR 1240.9 1. Introduction Matter of Stabile, Joanne (Appellate Division, Second...
People v. Allen: A SORA Court’s Inherent Power to Sua Sponte Reopen a Hearing to Correct Erroneous Risk-Factor Findings I. Introduction In People v Allen (2026 NY Slip Op 04880), the Appellate...