Kylie Marshall

June 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A no-fault insurer is entitled to request from an applicant any additional verification it deems necessary to process the claimant's claim. "The insurer is entitled to receive all items necessary to verify the claim directly from the parties from whom such verification was requested.

By David M. Barshay and Steven J. Neuwirth

13 minute read

June 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

It is a little-known fact that, in New York, electric and gas corporations may acquire property via eminent domain if said property is necessary for its corporate purposes. Eminent domain is an awesome power that is usually reserved for the government. However, New York state has long granted this same eminent domain power to utilities as well.

By Jennifer Polovetsky

6 minute read

June 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The New York Commercial Division recently updated its procedural rules in two material respects: to reinforce its position as a go-to venue for technology-related litigation and to encourage the resolution of commercial disputes by the use of extrajudicial referees to hear and determine such disputes.

By Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer

9 minute read

June 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

After two long years since the "lapse" of New York's 421-a program, real estate developers may finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief, as the new ANNY program will bring many of the same real property tax benefits for providing affordable housing.

By Neil Weisbard and Gabriel Eckstein

7 minute read

June 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

This article will discuss two examples of the open questions concerning the Good Cause Eviction (GCE) law's statutory text: (1) the "small landlord" exemption from GCE's coverage and (2) the new required rent increase notices and their interplay with preexisting rent increase notice requirements.

By Alexander Lycoyannis

7 minute read

June 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The SECURE Act—starting in 2020— killed the stretch IRA for most heirs. Until that legislation, an heir could generally have required minimum distributions stretched over his or her life expectancy. And that minimized taxes—plus; the assets in the heir's IRA grew tax-free until withdrawn.

By Conrad Teitell

5 minute read

June 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The CTA and NYTA are two significant pieces of legislation designed to enhance corporate transparency and prevent unlawful activities such as money laundering and tax evasion. This article discusses the acts' impact on the New York real estate industry and compares them to related legislation in other global markets.

By Stacie E. Trott and Allana N. Beddoe

8 minute read

June 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Fines and late fees may be important—even essential—tools of co-op and condo self-governance, but there are limits which must be respected. This article explores three potential limits on the use of fines and late fees by co-op and condo boards.

By William D. McCracken

8 minute read

June 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

This installment of the Mass Torts Update highlights upcoming deadlines and resolution updates in mass tort litigation, focusing on four specific cases.

By Edward E. Neiger, Alexandra W. Robertson, David H. Stern and Tessa G. Cuneo

6 minute read

June 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In two recent Tax Court decisions, it was determined that, although there had been a loss in value attributable to activities ultimately determined to be crimes, no theft loss was allowable to the petitioners because no crime in the nature of theft had been committed against the petitioners themselves to deprive them of property that they owned.

By Elliot Pisem and David E. Kahen

9 minute read