By Adrienne B. Koch | October 15, 2024
This article is the last in a four-part series that examines how litigation can shape the evolution of best practices in the real estate industry. It discusses how care in drafting guarantees—a key feature of many real estate transactions—can help ensure the availability of the most efficient legal procedure for their enforcement.
By Joseph A. Zayas | October 11, 2024
New York's court system is working with the Center for Justice Innovation to implementing a number of common-sense measures aimed at reducing case processing delays, including improving oversight of the discovery process, accelerating when pretrial hearings occur, deploying court personnel to help resolve obstacles to case resolution, and establishing a formal protocol for conferencing cases and setting firm trial dates.
By Matthew Winchell and Peter Pullano | October 11, 2024
Legislation proposed recently is attempting to infringe upon the fair trial rights of individuals accused of sex crimes through new legislation with an addition to the Criminal Procedure Law. Bill Number A10588
By Alan Feigenbaum | October 10, 2024
"Whatever your position is, DRL §248 remains unchanged and the Ceppos decision reminds us what it means to identify that statute as an alimony termination event in a divorce settlement agreement. If you mean to include something else in a divorce settlement agreement, make sure to be as specific as possible."
By Dean L. Pillarella | October 9, 2024
A discussion of a "significant departmental split" on CPLR 5501(a)(1)'s construction which author Dean Pillarella believes is germane to practitioners and should be resolved by the Court of Appeals.
By Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman and Danny Ramrattan | October 8, 2024
Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman, and Danny Ramrattan discuss the limited applicability of usury defenses. They write: "In all, this area of the law is deceptively simple and the resolution of any case will require a close examination of the intricacies of the particular matter."
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Daniel M. Lehmann | October 7, 2024
An attorney who has worked thousands of cases before the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings applauds the court's recent announcement to submit rulings from its trial division to the New York Law Journal for publication. But he says going further and publishing rulings from the court's appeals and hearing divisions would more accurately reflect OATH and how its decisions impact the average New Yorker.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter Brown | October 7, 2024
In his Technology Law column, Peter Brown discusses how fake reviews and testimonials have polluted the marketplace, resulting in misleading advertising and unfair competition.
By Sheila Swaroop and Sara Witty | October 7, 2024
The rise of AI-generated images has created new legal challenges, particularly for the unauthorized use of an individual's name, content, and images. The recent examples involving images of Taylor Swift and her fan base demonstrate the risks of deepfakes when used in the political context.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bert Wells, Cristina Shea and Adrienne Kitchen | October 7, 2024
Insurance has become central to managing risk in global supply chains and logistics as they have grown increasingly complex and vulnerable to disruption.
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