Patricia Kane

August 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

In a term disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Court of Appeals decided 42 criminal cases and continued to steer a middle course.

By Paul Shechtman

15 minute read

August 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The Court of Appeals construed the ambit of multiple New York State statutes and a section of the New York City Administrative Code in the torts arena during its 2019-2020 term.

By Jeffrey S. Lichtman

16 minute read

August 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A summary of several significant civil procedure decisions handed down by the New York Court of Appeals during its 2019–2020 term.

By Patrick M. Connors

14 minute read

August 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A discussion of several unusual aspects of bankruptcy appeals of which unseasoned practitioners should be aware.

By George W. Hicks, Jr., and Matthew C. Fagen

8 minute read

August 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

There is noteworthy reasoning in a new decision awarding attorney fees in a declaratory judgment to the party successful in obtaining additional insured coverage which if followed, could change existing risk transfer preferences.

By Julian D. Ehrlich

6 minute read

August 20, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The Supreme Court has recently been active in accepting trademark cases for review. This article discusses the four cases which the court has recently decided.

By Howard Wintner

14 minute read

August 19, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A discussion of the uptick in case filings and comparison to the number of cases filed over similar recent time periods. The authors analyze the types of cases filed during this time and discuss why this uptick may have occurred, as well as what we can expect to see in the coming months.

By Stephen P. Younger, Muhammad U. Faridi, Alvin Li and Eric Barnosky

8 minute read

August 19, 2020 | New York Law Journal

As discussed in this article, how acceleration is achieved in a mortgage contract can affect which accrual statute applies to both a cause of action for full foreclosure and the applicable statute of limitation.

By Francis M. Caesar

12 minute read

August 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses the contracts case: "Korman v. Corbett," and the landlord-tenant case "Quinatoa v. Hewlett Assocs."

By Scott E. Mollen

15 minute read

August 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Few landlords and commercial tenants have been completely immune from the governmentally imposed economic shutdown and COVID-19's wrath. Adam Leitman Baily and Dov Treiman discuss the three traditional theories under which commercial tenants can seek forgiveness of their rent.

By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman

14 minute read