June 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Invitation Declined: Defenses Against Extradition to the United StatesThe arm of U.S. extradition law is long. Fortunately, practitioners have defenses at their disposal that they may raise in the requested country's courts to help either limit the scope of prosecution once extradition occurs, or to prevent it altogether.
By Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert
12 minute read
June 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Landlord Sanctioned for Frivolous Evictions; Failure to Obtain Certificate of Authority: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law DigestIn his Realty Law Digest this week, Scott Mollen discusses '57 Elmhurst LLC v. Morales' and 'Jermainia Holdings LLC v. Lyndo'.
By Scott Mollen
18 minute read
June 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal
New York's Climate Act, Five Years In: Updates on Grid ReliabilityThis article reflects on the five-year anniversary of New York state passing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act by highlighting some crucial but under-the-radar legal initiatives to preserve grid reliability.
By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo
8 minute read
June 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal
New Home Construction Issues: 26 Years After 'Fumarelli'This article covers developments regarding important questions New York courts have been asked to address, respecting three significant legal issues, affecting the rights and obligations of builder-vendors vis à vis purchaser-vendees of "new home" condominium and co-op residential construction.
By Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio
20 minute read
June 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Letter Ruled Appealable, a Further Relaxation of CPLR 5512This column notes a recent decision, 'Naramore v. Mount Sinai Health System', where the Appellate Division reviewed an otherwise nonappealable paper.
By Elliott Scheinberg
12 minute read
June 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Is It Legal and Ethical for Child Custody Evaluators To Use AI?We live in a technologically advanced era. By drawing from a deep well of information, AI can be an aid to people in all areas of life. What if the "expert" child custody evaluator relies on AI in compiling their report?
By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack
7 minute read
June 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Do TV 'Talking Heads' Potentially Taint Jurors?In this article, Joel Cohen considers the effects that political TV "experts" may have on jurors and assesses them through the lens of the New York County 'Trump' trial.
By Joel Cohen
10 minute read
June 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Increased Antitrust Scrutiny Is the Fashion Industry's Newest TrendWhile fashion has always been about being on trend, there has been a notable trend of increased antitrust scrutiny of the fashion sector. Two recent antitrust lawsuits in the United States both target alleged anticompetitive behavior in this industry.
By Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz
11 minute read
June 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Are Make-Whole Provisions Enforceable in Bankruptcy? It May Depend on Where the Debtor FilesMost make-whole provisions are enforceable outside of bankruptcy, but courts have issued conflicting decisions on their enforceability in Chapter 11 cases.
By Schuyler Carroll and Tia Thevenin
8 minute read
June 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Article 12 Amendments to UCC Can Fix 'Fatal Flaws' of Laws Governing Digital AssetsUpdating the NY UCC will further New York's well-established policy of encouraging New York choice of law and jurisdiction in commercial contracts and will help facilitate ever-growing electronic commerce in New York.
By James Sullivan
8 minute read
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