Thomas A Dickerson

December 22, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Leonard B. Austin discuss how the Court of Appeals clarified the circumstances under which class plaintiffs, particularly, tenants, may waive a statutory penalty pursuant to CPLR 901(b).

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Leonard B. Austin

11 minute read

August 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix discuss Airbnb, Uber and Lyft; tax issues presented by such "digital clearinghouses"; and recent actions by the New York State Attorney General to control the onslaught of these Internet-based companies.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix

12 minute read

May 09, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Justices Thomas A. Dickerson and Colleen D. Duffy write: There are three different legal systems which govern the rights and remedies of domestic and iinternational airline passengers. Unfortunately for U.S. citizens, the U.S. system comes in dead last with, in effect, no form of mandatory passenger compensation for flight delays with the exception of airline oversales.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Colleen D. Duffy

10 minute read

December 24, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Leonard B. Austin, associate justices of the Appellate Division, Second Department, write: The positive trend in the receptivity of New York courts in making our class action statute more readily available to groups of litigants continued in 2013. In addition, it is time for the Legislature to consider shedding the unnecessary and vestigial CPLR §901(b) so as to make our class action statute as modern and relevant as those of most other states.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Leonard B. Austin

13 minute read

April 23, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson, an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, and John R. LaCava, an Associate Justice of the Appellate Term 9th and 10th Judicial Districts, discuss the selective reassessment of real property, the effect of the Kelo ruling and related areas of the law.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and John R. LaCava

15 minute read

May 29, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In this web exclusive, Justices Thomas A. Dickerson and John R. LaCava review decisions that involve the constitutionality of the Real Property Tax Law article 18, the legality of Nassau County's retroactive reassessment program based upon post tax status date improvements, tax exemptions for a religious art center, an Islamic school and a home for the at risk and homeless, eminent domain proceedings and the highest and best use doctrine.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and John R. LaCava

12 minute read

January 24, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Daniel D. Angiollilo, Associate Justices of the Appellate Division, Second Department, review the recent decision that has made it a lot safer to exercise at a health club in the Second Department, along with other jurisdictions' holdings on the presence and use of automated external defibrillators.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Daniel D. Angiolillo

10 minute read

October 04, 2002 | Law.com

Consumer use of the Internet to make airline and hotel reservations has risen dramatically in recent years. While consumers remain cautious, travel shopping on the Web is increasing. Besides the threat of replacing travel agents, the Internet may expose foreign hotels and other travel suppliers to greater risk of being hailed before U.S. courts to answer lawsuits brought by aggrieved and injured travelers.

By Thomas A. Dickerson

9 minute read

April 19, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Jeffrey A. Cohen, associate justices of the Appellate Division, Second Department, review a recent case where the Court of Appeals clarified that justifiable reliance is not an element of a false advertising claim, overruling a line of Appellate Division cases dating to 1986.

By Thomas A. Dickerson and Jeffrey A. Cohen

12 minute read

December 28, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Thomas A. Dickerson and Jeffrey A. Cohen, associate justices of the Second Department, and Kenneth A. Manning, a partner with Phillips Lytle, write: Recently, New York courts ruled on a variety of important class action issues involving counterfeit wines and GBL §350, inverse condemnation and terminal boxes, gift cards, overdrafts and federal preemption, denial of no-fault medical equipment claims and sua sponte class certification, post-graduate employment prospects for law students, rent overcharges and the J-51 program, and run-flat tires and causation.

By Thomas A. Dickerson, Jeffrey A. Cohen and Kenneth A. Manning

15 minute read