Brian Lee

May 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wrote that landlords in New York "have a common-law duty to take minimal precautions to protect tenants from foreseeable harm, including a third party's foreseeable criminal conduct."

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

May 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The decisions were both unanimous, and the majority opinions were written by Associate Judges Jenny Rivera and Anthony Cannataro, whom many court observers suggest are on opposing ends of the ideological spectrum, with the former seen as part of the high court's liberal-progressive group.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

May 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The attorney for three New York Republican lawmakers who are challenging the constitutionality of a Department of Health rulemaking process that isolated people in response to the COVID-19 outbreak uses terms like "monarchy," "tyranny" and "catch me if you can" to describe the executive branch's appeal to the Fourth Department, Appellate Division.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

May 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The decision appears to continue to expand college and universities' liability under the CVA, as the Fourth Department last year declined to dismiss Syracuse University from CVA lawsuits.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

May 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

St. George had been serving as the chief administrative judge for courts outside of New York City since September 2021, a role that had him manage day-to-day operations of the trial-level courts in 57 counties, along with responsibility for oversight of New York's town and village courts.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

May 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Adams administration had made arrangements with certain hotels in Rockland and Orange Counties, but both jurisdictions reacted quickly by issuing executive orders, on May 6 and May 8, respectively, seeking to prevent the migrants and asylum seekers from entering.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

May 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Zayas makes history as the first Latino to serve in the role, a court spokesman said.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

May 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The lawsuit, which includes the parent companies of Facebook and Google, alleges that "addictive algorithms" maximized engagement with the social-media platforms and the corresponding advertising revenue to the companies.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

May 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The president of the Supreme Court justices' association, said she hoped new Chief Judge Rowan Wilson would be extended a chance to assess the system and recommend a course of action.

By Brian Lee

8 minute read

May 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A coalition of 24 attorneys general led by New York's has filed an amicus brief Tuesday on a major Supreme Court case involving funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was formed in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read