Archives
- 2012.02.09: Do You See Starbucks When You Read Charbucks?
- 2012.02.07: New York State Gyms Are Required to Have a Defibrillator on Site, But Must They Use Them?
- 2012.01.16: Second Department Joins Third and Fourth Departments in Deciding That Revised Adverse Possession Laws Are Not Applied Retroactively
- 2012.01.02: Compelling the Removal of Air Conditioner Unit in Co-op Deemed Violation of Fair Housing Act
- 2011.11.28: "Hot-News" Misappropriation Liability Cools Off
- 2011.11.21: Owner of Valuable Sports Car Recovers for Depreciation Caused by Accident
- 2011.11.15: Court Allows Landlord's Nuisance Case Against Tenants to Continue in New York County Supreme Court
- 2011.08.26: Kings County Judge Orders Bank CEO to Appear at Foreclosure Sanctions Hearing
- 2011.07.07: New York's Highest Court Considers a Website's Liability for Defamatory Statements
- 2011.06.15: Naked Licensing, Trademarks and a Consumer's Right to "High Quality"
- 2011.06.08: Can You Defame Yourself?
- 2011.06.03: Selling Your Life Insurance Policy
- 2011.05.26: Revisiting Commercial Competition in New York
- 2011.01.15: Court Denies Petitioner's Request to Change Parent on Birth Certificate
- 2011.01.12: Creditor Overreached in Dealing with Unrepresented Defendant
- 2011.01.11: Robo-Signed Affidavit Sufficient to Establish Liability
- 2010.10.22: Defective Default Notice Dooms Foreclosure Action
- 2010.10.06: Court Dismisses Foreclosure Action Where Loan Could Not Be Described
- 2010.10.01: Bank's Foreclosure Papers Were "Greatly Distressing" and Sanctions Could Be Assessed
- 2010.03.26: Electronic Contracts - The "New" Agreement?
- 2010.03.22: Bank's Trespass Results in Sanctions against Bank of $155,000
- 2010.03.20: Dramatic Changes to Residential Foreclosure Laws
- 2010.01.22: Division of Marital Assets Cannot Be Changed Post-Madoff Fraud
- 2009.12.20: Attempted Service at Foreclosed Property Insufficient
- 2009.12.18: Heart Attack Three Years after Accident Possibly Related
- 2009.12.15: Buyer's Death Requires Heirs to Close
- 2009.12.11: Court Compels Borrower and Lender to "Split the Difference"
- 2009.12.09: Dogs That Attack Neighbor Not Euthanized
- 2009.11.22: Bank Sanctioned and Existing Mortgage Discharged
- 2009.10.25: No Act of G-d in Failing to Maintain Sewer
- 2009.10.09: Competition and Existing Contracts
- 2009.09.16: Oral Promise Does Not Extend Note's Maturity Date
- 2009.07.25: Sale of Unsafe Car Breaches Warranties
- 2009.07.10: Placing Items in Shopping Bag Is Not Theft
- 2009.07.09: Cars Illegally Parked in Bus Stop May be Liable for Personal Injuries
- 2009.06.25: Damages from Cut Drainage Pipe Deemed Ongoing Trespass
- 2009.06.22: Lawyer's Failure to Disclose May Be Malpractice
- 2009.05.26: Mayor's Term Limit Extension Found Lawful
- 2009.01.19: Defect in Assignment Defeats Bank's Foreclosure Action
- 2008.10.22: Moviegoer Assumes Risk of Eating Popcorn
- 2008.10.06: Non-Compete Agreements and Business Secrets
- 2008.09.19: Deficiency Judgment in Foreclosure Action Time Barred
- 2008.04.22: Accepting Check Waives Right to Sue
- 2008.03.22: Policy Exclusion No Bar to Recovery of Consequential Damages
- 2008.02.22: Bidder must Pay Taxes and Interest Due on Foreclosed Property
- 2008.01.22: Question of Usury Precludes Judgment
- 2007.12.22: Lease Restrictions Ineffective to Prevent Pizzeria Expansion
- 2007.12.21: Candy Land (the candy) vs. Candy Land (the game)
- 2007.12.15: "Get Out of My Backyard" Adverse Possession Claims
- 2007.10.15: Woman Who Died Day after $150,000 Future Pain and Suffering Award Still Entitled to Payment
- 2007.10.13: Punitive Damages Properly Awarded for Disclosing Medical Information
- 2007.03.20: Tenant Expelled from Ship Is Entitled to Residency Payment
- 2007.03.07: No Default Found Where Bank Failed to Deduct Payments
- 2006.12.08: Games of Chance--a Risky Proposition
- 2006.11.22: Yacht Found to Be a Home
- 2006.06.10: Disloyal Employee May be Liable to Employer Even Absent Injury
- 2006.04.25: Felony Conviction for Cruelty to Goldfish
- 2006.04.12: Significant Changes to NY LLC, PLLC and LLP Publication Laws
- 2006.03.26: Employee That Learned Trade Secrets from Plaintiff Many Not Use Those Secrets at Competitor
- 2006.02.22: Photo of Hasidic Man Deemed Art
- 2006.02.06: Inactivity of Trust Managers Deemed Negligence
- 2006.02.06: Director of Non-Profit Improperly Removed
- 2005.10.08: Don't Forget the Gripe Site
- 2005.09.04: Use of Weight Watchers' Point System Found Confusing
- 2005.07.02: Insurance Policy Exclusion, Used Only as Definition, Is Given No Effect
- 2005.07.01: Traditional Cheese Not Entitled to Trademark Protection
- 2005.05.09: Animal Shelter Compelled to Release Contact Information of Adopter
- 2005.04.06: Staying at Job Post Termination Notice Entitles Employee to Severance
- 2005.01.29: Waiver Valid, Suit Against Gym Dismissed
- 2004.12.18: Lemon Law Only Covers Vehicles with less than 100,000 Miles Even If New Transmission Is Installed
- 2004.12.16: Notice of Condition Which Can Cause Mold May Be Sufficient for Liability to Tenant
- 2004.10.26: Domain Name Found to Be a Contract Right
- 2004.07.30: Santa Did Not Violate His Own Copyright
- 2004.06.22: Restaurant May Be Liable for Exploding Water Glass
- 2004.06.10: Sale of Outdated Food Products Deemed Misleading Sales Practice
- 2004.06.05: Confusing Rent Demands Warrant Dismissal
- 2004.05.26: Trademark Infringement Found Even Though Product Bearing Infringed Mark Was Not Available In The U.S
- 2004.04.16: Federal Ban On Unsolicited Faxes Stands
- 2004.04.10: Proof Of Collectibility Not Required For Legal Malpractice Claim
- 2004.04.09: Sexual Assault Deemed Accident Under Insurance Policy
- 2004.04.07: Mother May Recover For Emotional Distress of Malpractice
- 2004.04.04: Possible Liability For Damages Under Law Later Found Unconstitutional
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