“Fischer Suspension Doctrine” – Immediate Interim Suspension for Repeated Non-Compliance and Unsubstantiated Hardship Claims in Attorney Disciplinary Investigations Introduction Matter of Fischer...
The “Democratic-Integrity” Disbarment Standard Matter of Chesebro (2025 NY Slip Op 03855) Introduction Matter of Chesebro is the first reported New York disciplinary opinion to identify an attorney’s...
No Waiver of the Cost-Recovery Prohibition for Storm-Outage Credits: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. New York Public Service Commission 1. Introduction In Matter of Central Hudson Gas &...
Garcia v. Fed LI, LLC (2025): A Dual Precedent on Ladder Safety and Post-Accident Indemnity Clauses Introduction In Garcia v. Fed LI, LLC, 2025 NY Slip Op 03795, the New York Appellate Division,...
People v. Cooper (2025): Post-Indictment Recantations, Grand-Jury Disclosure & The Boundaries of Brady Obligations Introduction People v. Cooper (2025 NY Slip Op 03816) presented the Appellate...
Accusing a Business of “Money Laundering” Is Not Mere Opinion: Moonbeam Gateway Marina, LLC v. Tai Chan (2025 NY Slip Op 03802) 1. Introduction Moonbeam Gateway Marina, LLC (“Moonbeam” or...
“Repainting as Notice” – Gass v. County of Rockland (2025): Constructive Notice Triggered by Routine Road-Marking Maintenance 1. Introduction Gass v. County of Rockland, 2025 NY Slip Op 03796,...
Maliah-Dupass v. Dupass (2025) — Refined Rules on Disability Pensions, Educational Add-Ons, and Enhanced-Earnings Claims 1. Introduction Maliah-Dupass v. Dupass, 2025 NY Slip Op 03801, is a Second...
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Stern (2025): Clarifying the Dual-Burden Framework for RPAPL §1304 Compliance in Mortgage-Foreclosure Summary-Judgment Motions Introduction The Second Department’s...
Synchronizing Compliance: Deutsche Bank v. Goetz Establishes a Zero-Tolerance Timeline for RPAPL 1304 & 1306 in New York Foreclosures Introduction On 25 June 2025, the Appellate Division, Second...
Clarifying the Admissibility of Lay Non-Eyewitness Identification Testimony: A Commentary on People v. Cannon (2025 NY Slip Op 03814) 1. Introduction People v. Cannon (2025) presented the New York...
Assistant Superintendents Are “School Officers”: Aideyan v. Mount Vernon City School District (2025) and Its Precedential Reach Introduction A retaining-wall collapse and subsequent flooding sparked...
Karpen v. Andrade: Defining When HSTPA’s Personal-Use Limitations Govern Pending Holdover Proceedings Introduction The Appellate Division, Second Department, in Matter of Karpen v. Andrade, 2025 NY...
“The Three-Step Lens” – PF Dev. Group, LLC v. Town of Brunswick and the Refined Test for CPLR 3211(a)(7) Motions in Declaratory-Judgment Zoning Challenges 1. Introduction PF Development Group, LLC v....
Common Carrier Duty Now Embraces “Reasonably Accessible Crosswalks” – A Commentary on Lans v. Farnam (2025) 1. Introduction In Lans v. Farnam, the Appellate Division, Third Department, confronted a...
“The Tittle Range” – A New Benchmark for Escrow-Related Attorney Discipline in New York Introduction Matter of Tittle (2025 NY Slip Op 03729) is an Appellate Division, Second Department decision that...
Retroactive Reach of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA): When Abandonment Cuts Off the CPLR 205-a “Second-Chance” in Mortgage Foreclosures 1. Introduction Case: Deutsche Bank National...
“The Harrigan Safeguard” – Mandatory Opportunity to Withdraw a Plea When the Promised Sentence Proves Illegal Introduction Citation: People v. Harrigan, 2025 NY Slip Op 03669 (App. Div., 3d Dep’t,...
The “Bacon Preservation Rule” — Clarifying How and When a Confrontation-Clause Objection Must Be Raised in New York Introduction People v. Bacon (2025 NY Slip Op 03692) presented the New York Court...
Bentkowski v. City of New York (2025): Raising the Bar for “Clear and Unambiguous” Promises in Public-Sector Promissory Estoppel Claims Introduction For more than half a century New York City...