Mandatory CPLR 3408 Conferences Are Not an “Appearance” for CPLR 3215(g) Notice Purposes: Commentary on HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Saris I. Introduction In HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Saris, 2025 NY Slip Op...
Narrowing COVID‑19 Health Care Immunity: EDTPA and Non‑COVID Injuries After the 2020 Amendment Commentary on Damiani v. WSNCH North, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op 07278 (2d Dept) I. Introduction The...
Bremner v. Bush: Social-Media Defamation, Documentary Evidence, Anti‑SLAPP Retroactivity, and the Single‑Motion Rule I. Introduction Bremner v. Bush, 2025 NY Slip Op 07271 (App Div 2d Dept, Dec. 24,...
Contextual Intimacy Under the Adult Survivors Act: Aguilar v. Wishner and the Scope of “Sexual or Other Intimate Parts” I. Introduction In Aguilar v. Wishner, 2025 NY Slip Op 07265 (App Div 2d Dept),...
Constructive Notice, Imputed Knowledge, and School Liability for Teacher Sexual Abuse under New York’s Child Victims Act Commentary on R.L. v. Holland Central School District, 2025 NY Slip Op 07178...
Unequivocal Invocations of the Right to Remain Silent and Novel MRTA Claims: Commentary on People v. Williams (2025) 1. Introduction The Fourth Department’s decision in People v. Williams, 2025 NY...
Waiver of Appellate Review of Raise‑the‑Age Removal Determinations: Commentary on People v. Ogden (2025) I. Introduction The Fourth Department’s decision in People v. Ogden, 2025 NY Slip Op 07153...
Discretionary EMS Non‑Transport Decisions as Immune Governmental Functions and Strict Expert-Affidavit Requirements in Medical Malpractice Summary Judgment: Commentary on Gumkowski v. Schwaab I....
Wade v. County of Monroe: Counties’ Independent Duty to Maintain Safe Jails and Protect Inmates from Foreseeable Sexual Assault I. Introduction Wade v. County of Monroe, 2025 NY Slip Op 07138 (4th...
Collateral Oral Construction Agreements, Merger Clauses, and Alternative Quasi‑Contract: A Commentary on White Mgt. Corp. v. Mountain Mart 105, LLC I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Fourth...
Reaffirming the Narrow Lopez Exception: People v Freeman on Equivocal Plea Allocutions and Coercion Claims I. Introduction In People v Freeman, 2025 NY Slip Op 07125 (4th Dept Dec. 23, 2025), the...
People v Jacobs: Personal Causation and the Survival of Raise‑the‑Age Removal Challenges After Guilty Pleas I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Fourth Department’s decision in People v Jacobs,...
Matter of Hernandez: Reciprocal Disbarment, Self‑Reporting Duties, and Supervisory Liability in Virtual Law Offices I. Introduction The Appellate Division, First Department’s decision in Matter of...
Co‑Counsel Duties, Charging Liens, and Joint Contingency Fees: A Comprehensive Commentary on Gelwan v. De Ratafia, 2025 NY Slip Op 07093 I. Introduction Gelwan v. De Ratafia (App Div 1st Dept, Dec....
Nusbaum v. 1455 Washington Avenue LLC: Unexplained Ladder Falls and the Presumption of Inadequate Protection under Labor Law § 240(1) I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Third Department’s...
Contractor-Trustees May Not Use Later-Received Article 3‑A Trust Funds to Reimburse Earlier Advances: Commentary on L.C. Whitford Co., Inc. v. Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy, Inc. I. Introduction This...
Matter of Sherab X. v. Michelle Y.: Stability, Proof of Domestic Violence, and Limits on Expanding the Record in Custody Modifications I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Third Department’s...
Marpe v. Tonoga, Inc.: Limiting Frye Hearings and Clarifying Expert Causation Standards in New York PFOA Toxic-Tort Litigation I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Third Department’s decision in...
Procedural Safeguards for “Consent” Orders of Protection under Family Ct Act § 154‑c(3): Commentary on Matter of Casey Q. v. Jeffrey O., 2025 NY Slip Op 07049 (3d Dept) I. Introduction This...
Statutory Right to Counsel Through the Dispositional Phase of Prison Disciplinary Hearings Under New York’s HALT Act: Commentary on Matter of Wingate v. Martuscello I. Introduction In Matter of...