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New York Law Journal

Decisions: Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine, Relation Back Doctrine, Long Arm Jurisdiction and Arbitration

This piece summarizes several significant civil procedure decisions handed down by the New York Court of Appeals during its 2022–23 term, including an important one revisiting the primary assumption of risk doctrine. We also discuss decisions addressing the CPLR's relation back doctrine, long arm jurisdiction under CPLR 302, and a dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals stemming from an arbitration conducted by Major League Baseball.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Resolves Issues of Insurance Law and Cases Involving Insurers

During this past term, the Court of Appeals decided a number of important insurance law questions and cases involving insurance carriers that established precedents for insurers and for other parties. The opinions of the court in the four cases discussed here were written by different judges.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

How to Appeal Unappealable Orders

Litigators must be able to identify when an appeal cannot be taken. Effective and creative appellate litigators know how to appeal an adverse ruling anyway.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Gottwald v. Sebert' Sheds Light on 'Public Figure' Claim for Defamation Suit Purposes

The Court of Appeals' recent decision in Gottwald v. Sebert, which took a broader approach to determining who qualifies as a "public figure" for defamation purposes may shed some light on the issue.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYLJ 100: Profit Per Equity Partner Leaders

Two firms top $7 million in this metric.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYLJ 100: Gross Revenue Leaders

All listed firms eclipsed $2 billion in gross revenue for fiscal 2022.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYLJ 100: New York's Largest Firms by Attorney Headcount

Kirkland & Ellis holds the top spot, followed closely by Davis Polk.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYLJ 100: Revenue Per Lawyer Leaders

Wachtell tops the revenue per lawyer leaderboard by a comfortable margin.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Is Your Dispute Resolution Process Truly Confidential?

Alternative dispute resolution has many advantages over traditional litigation, including reduced costs, expedited timelines and streamlined processes.…
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Don't Ignore the Benefits of Joint Sessions in Mediation

The joint session is the only phase of the mediation in which the parties meet face to face and present their respective positions. In fact, this event may be the only time prior to trial when the parties have an opportunity to meet and address each other in person, rather than being walled off from each other through the thicket of litigation filings.
6 minute read

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