Mermell v. Ashokan Ctr., Inc.: Speculative Prejudice Will Not Vacate a Note of Issue, and General Inspection/Limited Lighting Proof Will Not Carry Summary Judgment 1. Introduction In Mermell v...
People v. Bessette: Specific Objection Required to Preserve “Unanswered Jury Note” Claims; Trial Courts May Bar Collateral, Non-Veracity Impeachment Court: Appellate Division, Third Department Date:...
People v Harris: Asphyxial Homicide Proof Can Foreclose a Criminally Negligent Homicide Lesser-Included Charge and Permit “Background” Use of a Child’s Disclosure Without Confrontation-Clause Bar 1....
Hospital Questioning Can Be “Custodial” Without Miranda—But the Error May Be Harmless; Speculative Expert-Theory Claims Do Not Require a CPL 440.10 Hearing 1. Introduction People v Lerario (Appellate...
People v. Mowry: Consent-Based Admission of Statements Waives CPL 710.30 Preclusion; CPL 440.10 Hearings Limited to Material, Nonrecord Ineffective-Assistance Disputes Court: Appellate Division of...
Triable-Issue Standard for Good-Faith Negotiation Under a Stipulation: Conditioning Assent on Extracontractual Demands Defeats Summary Judgment Case: Places in Saratoga, LLC v Izzo, 2026 NY Slip Op...
Wissert v. Medline: Order-Picker Platform Falls Trigger Labor Law § 240(1) Fact Issues on “Repair” vs. “Maintenance” and Safety-Device Availability 1. Introduction Case: Wissert v Medline Indus....
CPLR 6314: Concrete Proof Required to Vacate a Preliminary Injunction; Undertaking Must Be Non-Speculative Introduction Zwickel v Underhill Land LLC (2026 NY Slip Op 01106 [3d Dept Feb. 26, 2026]) is...
CPLR 3215(c) in Foreclosure: Amended Pleading Does Not Restart the One-Year Clock; Missing Necessary Party Does Not Excuse Delay 1. Introduction CIT Bank, N.A. v Gentile (2026 NY Slip Op 01030) is a...
Rezoning Does Not Create Due Process or Taking Liability Absent Vested Rights (and Renewal Requires Justification): Dagro Assoc., LLC v City of Yonkers 1. Introduction Dagro Assoc., LLC v City of...
RPAPL 1304 Mailings: Purpose-Furthering Supplemental Notices Are Permissible (and Post-Trial Compliance Findings Control) Case: Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Clark Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 01034...
Peterson v. Credit Agricole Am. Servs., Inc.: CPLR 5015(a) Vacatur Unavailable Absent a True Default; Inherent “Substantial Justice” Relief Limited; CPLR 3126 Dismissal Upheld for Willful, Deceptive...
Young v. Kamath: Hospital Must Prove Private Physician Selection to Defeat ER Vicarious-Liability Exception; Robust Documentation Can Defeat Informed-Consent Claims on Summary Judgment 1....
HSTPA Caps Renewal Rent for Successor Tenants When Renewal Offer Occurs After June 14, 2019, Despite Prior DHCR-Approved Preferential-Rent Settlement 1. Introduction Matter of West Side Marquis LLC...
Pre-2025 Penal Law § 263.15 Does Not Reach “Morphed” Child Pornography for SORA Registration Purposes Case: People v Lewis, 2026 NY Slip Op 01016 (App Div 1st Dept Feb. 24, 2026) 1. Introduction...
People v. T.D.: A Court’s On-the-Record Sentencing Reference to a Presentence-Report “Possible Defense” Triggers a Lopez Inquiry Duty 1. Introduction In People v T.D. (Appellate Division, First...
FAPA Retroactivity Does Not Effect a Taking Absent a Final Foreclosure Judgment Introduction Federal Natl. Mtge. Assn. v. Marshall (Appellate Division, Third Department, Feb. 19, 2026) addresses...
Loan Modification as Bilateral De-Acceleration Resetting the Foreclosure Limitations Period Under FAPA and General Obligations Law § 17-105 1. Introduction Ditech Fin. LLC v Temple (2026 NY Slip Op...
Initial Custody After Relocation: Best-Interests Analysis Controls; Parenting Time Must Be Meaningful and Transportation Burdens Equitably Allocated 1. Introduction Matter of Alexander I. v Allison...
Permanent Neglect in New York: “Diligent Efforts” Satisfied by Evolving Services, and “Planning” Requires Demonstrable Benefit—Termination Favored Over Suspended Judgment Absent Meaningful Progress...