Clarifying “Diligent Efforts” in Permanent Neglect: Agency Need Not Rely on Foster-Parent Transportation; Offering Bus Tickets Suffices — Matter of Ayden G. (Nicky C.) Introduction This commentary...
Derivative Standing via Testamentary Trust Devolution and Temporal Limits on Faithless Servant Disgorgement: Commentary on Owen v. Hurlbut (2025 NY Slip Op 04311) Introduction Owen v. Hurlbut is a...
“One Letter Is Not Due Diligence”: People v. Ernst Clarifies Discovery Due Diligence and the Limits of CPL 30.30 Tolling for “Pending” Motions Introduction People v. Ernst (2025 NY Slip Op 04329) is...
Satisfying Nemeth in Friction-Product Asbestos Cases: Fourth Department Upholds Causation via Product-Specific Testing and Fiber‑Year Estimates Introduction In Skrzynski v. Akebono Brake Corp. (2025...
Verbal “Stop” Command Alone Is Not a Seizure; Flight Plus Match to a Detailed 911 Description Creates Reasonable Suspicion for Pursuit In-depth Commentary on People v. Wright, 2025 NY Slip Op 04345...
Long-Vacancy Traffic Effects and Known Zoning Limits Sustain Use-Variance Denial; ZBA Action Valid with Absolute Majority Despite Member Nonvote 1. Introduction Matter of 80 Woodland Ave, LLC v...
Contractual Oversight and Safety-Enforcement Rights Create a Triable Issue of Subcontractor “Agent” Status Under Labor Law §§ 240(1) and 241(6) 1. Introduction Nusbaum v 1455 Wash. Ave., LLC. (2025...
FAPA Estoppel Bars Post-Dismissal “No-Acceleration” Arguments: Automatic-Acceleration Default Letters Trigger Six-Year Limitations 1. Introduction In HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v Vesely (2025 NY Slip Op...
Marshak v. Marshak: Shifting Divorce-Related Tax Liability and Awarding Fees Where One Spouse Controls Corporate Cashflow and Litigation Conduct Introduction In Marshak v Marshak (2025 NY Slip Op...
People v. Guevara: Accomplice Admissions as “Direct Evidence” Defeat a Circumstantial-Evidence Charge; Video/Forensic Proof Corroborates Accomplices for Burglary and Felony Murder 1) Introduction In...
Reciprocal Discipline in New York: Foreign Misconduct Findings Receive Collateral Estoppel Absent 22 NYCRR 1240.13(b) Defenses, and Stayed Suspensions Are Recast Into Authorized Sanctions 1....
Family Court Act §1017 Cannot Be Used to Supervise a Fit Nonrespondent Parent Absent Court-Ordered Removal Case: Matter of R.A. (A.R.), 2025 NY Slip Op 04295, 244 AD3d 11 (1st Dept July 24, 2025)...
Notice-Recipient Designations in Reverse Mortgages Impute Knowledge to the Lender: Second Department narrows CPLR 306‑b “interest of justice” extensions for heir defendants Introduction In OneWest...
“Every Civil Claim” Means Every: Second Department Holds CPLR 214‑j (Adult Survivors Act) Revives Claims Despite Prior Dismissal for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Introduction Esposito v. Isaac (2025...
Neutral-Principles Discovery of Clergy Files in Child Victims Act Litigation: Limits of Religious and Counseling Privileges and Preservation of Attorney-Client/Work-Product Protections Introduction...
No-Proof Delay Damages in Arbitration Vacated as Irrational: Second Department narrows damages without evidentiary basis and construes CPLR 7511(c) “miscalculation” narrowly Introduction In Matter of...
No Commission Without Procuring Cause Absent Unequivocal “Exclusive Right” Language in Financing Brokerage Agreements Commentary on Angelic Real Estate, LLC v. Aurora Properties, LLC (2025 NY Slip Op...
Late-Stage Discovery Cannot Expand Theories; No Labor Law Liability Without Supervisory Control — Novegil-Peralta v. Rettig (2025 NY Slip Op 04255) Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,...
CPLR 205(a) Strictly Applied: Default Dismissals Terminate Immediately; Refiling by Unappointed Estate Representative and Late Service Cannot Invoke the Savings Statute Introduction In Ellis v....
Interlocutory Foreclosure Orders and Lis Pendens Cancellations Are Not “Final Judgments” for Res Judicata: Commentary on Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Davis (2025 NY Slip Op 04253) Introduction This...