Protected Activity and Arrest-Record Discrimination Under New York’s Human Rights Law: Commentary on Liebman v. Albany Medical Center I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Third Department’s...
Unilateral Interstate Relocation and Joint Legal Custody: Matter of Chad V. v. Kristen V. and the Perils of Moving Without Consent I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Third Department’s decision...
Substantive Due Process and the “Sexually Violent Offender” Label under SORA: Commentary on People v. Kelsey, 2025 NY Slip Op 06945 (3d Dept) I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Appellate...
“Policy‑Type” Per‑Day Violations, State COVID Authority, and Nursing Home Oversight: Commentary on Matter of Rensselaer County Dept. of Social Servs. v. McDonald I. Introduction The Appellate...
Adelaar Developer, LLC v. ADCI Professional Corp., S.C.: No Trade‑Secret Predicate Needed for Model Confidentiality Orders Governing Use of Discovery I. Introduction This Third Department decision in...
Joint Legal Custody, Domain-Specific Decision-Making, and Imputed Income in Shared Custody: Commentary on Leah R. v. Taylor R., 2025 NY Slip Op 06938 (3d Dept) I. Introduction This commentary...
Surcharging Estate Counsel for Wasteful Litigation Strategy: Commentary on Matter of Estate of Ingber, 2025 NY Slip Op 06935 I. Introduction Matter of Estate of Ingber is a significant Surrogate’s...
People v. Greene: Prolonged Child Abuse, a Single Fatal Blow, and Depraved Indifference Murder Under Penal Law § 125.25(4) I. Introduction In People v. Greene, 2025 NY Slip Op 06931 (3d Dept Dec. 11,...
Counsel’s Authority to Waive Speedy Trial Rights and the Sufficiency of Incomplete Boykin Colloquies: Commentary on People v. Cole I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Third Department’s decision...
Mandatory Communicable Disease Reporting Does Not Create a Criminal-Case Exception to Physician–Patient Privilege: An In-Depth Commentary on People v. Gomez, 2025 NY Slip Op 06929 (3d Dept) I....
Voluntariness of DWI-Drug Statements and Plea Withdrawal Amid Alleged Medical and Bail Coercion: Commentary on People v. Ouderkirk I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Third Department’s decision...
Pallet Jacks, Liftgates, and Conditional Indemnification: Refining Labor Law § 240(1) and Contractual Risk Transfer in Bordonaro v. E.C. Provini Co., Inc. I. Introduction Bordonaro v. E.C. Provini...
Base-Date Vacancy Leases and Undisclosed Preferential Rents: Commentary on Matter of East Riv. Group, LLC v. New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal I. Introduction The Appellate...
Judicial Estoppel as a Bar to Standing in Investor-Fraud Actions: Commentary on Meisels v. Bernstein I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Second Department’s decision in Meisels v. Bernstein, 2025...
Levine v. Pee Wee & Tyson, Ltd.: Appellate Clarification of Garden-Variety Emotional Distress and Attorney’s Fees Awards Under the NYCHRL After Default I. Introduction Levine v. Pee Wee & Tyson,...
Fleurantin v. Fleurantin: Imputed Income, Statutory Deductions, and Equitable Distribution Following Annulment 1. Introduction In Fleurantin v. Fleurantin, 2025 NY Slip Op 06847 (2d Dept Dec. 10,...
Cisco v. Verizon New York, Inc.: Consent-Based Utility Rights-of-Way as a Bar to Inverse Condemnation, Trespass, and Related Claims I. Introduction In Cisco v. Verizon New York, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op...
Owens v. New Empire Corp.: Pleading Derivative, Veil‑Piercing, and Turnover Claims Against Sponsor‑Controlled Condominium Boards Commentary on Owens v New Empire Corp., 2025 NY Slip Op 06788 (1st...
Confidentiality of Professional “Moral Character” Licensing Files Under FOIL: Commentary on Matter of Newsday LLC v. New York State Education Department I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the...
From Local to National: Kosinski v. Wladis and the Modern Standard for Medical Expert Testimony in New York Malpractice Litigation I. Introduction The Appellate Division, Third Department’s decision...