People v. Vilella: “Almost Verbatim” Jury-Note Notice Can Satisfy CPL 310.30 When Counsel Knows the Note’s Substance and the Court’s Intended Response 1. Introduction People v Vilella (Appellate...
Optional SoHo/NoHo JLWQA Conversion Fee Is Not a Taking: No Compensable Property Interest and Koontz Limited to “In Lieu Of” Exactions I. Introduction In Matter of Coalition for Fairness in Soho &...
Revised Records of Work Activities Must Be Submitted Before Leaving Office Under 2 NYCRR 315.4(a)(2) Case: Matter of Reynolds v. DiNapoli, 2026 NY Slip Op 00044 (App Div 3d Dept Jan. 8, 2026) 1....
Delayed SORA Proceedings Require a Showing of Prejudice to the Registrant’s Ability to Litigate Risk Level Case: People v Collier, 2026 NY Slip Op 00074 (NY Ct App Jan. 8, 2026) (Garcia, J.)...
Implied-Covenant Liability for Fund Restructuring that Diverts Bargained-for Revenue Share Beyond the Contract’s Defined Fee-Recipient 1. Introduction AMF Trust Ventures LLC v. i80 Group LLC (2026 NY...
Federal “No Retaliatory Animus” Findings Collaterally Estop Later City HRL Retaliation Claims Despite Liberal Construction 1. Introduction In Abromavage v Deutsche Bank Sec. Inc. (2026 NY Slip Op...
Romano v. Kelly: Reformation of a Settlement Agreement on Motion Where a Scrivener’s Error Defeats the Parties’ Intended Transfer of Entire Real Property 1. Introduction Romano v Kelly (2026 NY Slip...
Counterclaims Rarely Support Human Rights Law Retaliation; Withdrawal Does Not Moot the Alleged Retaliatory Filing 1. Introduction In Yegoryan v BB Med. & Dermatology P.C. (2026 NY Slip Op 00041),...
New York Appellate Sanctions for AI-Hallucinated Citations: A Nondelegable Duty to Verify Legal Authorities 1. Introduction Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v LeTennier (2026 NY Slip Op 00040 [3d Dept...
People v. Clay: No Brady Violation (and No CPL 440.10 Hearing) Where an Allegedly Withheld Photograph Is Not Shown to Be in the People’s Possession and Would Be Inculpatory Court: Appellate Division,...
People v. Bjork: Narrow Grounds to Reopen Suppression Hearings, Limits on “Homicide” Opinions, and What Counts as a Meaningful Jury-Note Response Introduction In People v Bjork (Appellate Division,...
Funti v Andrews: Neutral-Principles Proof of Religious “Solemnization” Required for No-License Marriages Under DRL § 12 Court: Appellate Division, First Department (Jan. 6, 2026) (Kern, J.) Core...
Reciprocal Discipline in New York: When a Foreign Probation Sanction Becomes a Public Censure 1. Introduction Matter of Tejada (2026 NY Slip Op 00020) is a reciprocal-discipline decision of the...
Reciprocal Disbarment in New York for Out-of-State Trust-Account Conversion and Client Abandonment Absent Any 22 NYCRR 1240.13 Defense Introduction Matter of Richardson-Vargas is a First Department...
Law-of-the-Case Locks in Graves Amendment Dismissal; Relation-Back Requires Proof the New Employer Had Timely Notice Case: Cotto v Robinson, 2025 NY Slip Op 07374 (App Div, 2d Dept Dec. 31, 2025)...
People v. Grigoroff: When a Confession Is the Only Evidence, Courts Must Not Undercut False-Confession Expert Proof (and Must Charge “Promise by the Police” When Supported) 1. Introduction In People...
Replevin Amendment Liberally Granted Despite Disputed Abandonment and No Unequivocal TRO for Contempt 1. Introduction LaBoy v Diven (2025 NY Slip Op 07381 [App Div, 2d Dept Dec. 31, 2025]) arises...
Consumer Reviews and Complaint Letters as “Public Interest” Speech Under New York Anti-SLAPP, Supporting Fee Awards for Baseless Defamation Claims Case: Biagini Realty v Brightman, 2025 NY Slip Op...
Dudley v API Industries, Inc.: Private Nuisance Is Not Numerically Limited to “One Person or a Relatively Few,” but Negligence Still Requires Physical Injury or Tangible Property Damage Court:...
Dender v. North Shore Manhasset Hosp.: Subjective Fear, Police-Threats, and Driveway Blocking—Without Objective Restraint—Do Not Prove Confinement for False Imprisonment (JMOL) 1. Introduction In...