4/2/2026 3:34:43 PM Catastrophe Avoided—But Perils Remain: The Real Impact of the Amended AVOID Act By Adeel Jamaluddin Recently, we wrote about new legislation in New York known as the AVOID Act. At the time, the statute—as originally enacted—promised...
4/2/2026 3:27:33 PM Three Takeaways from a PFAS Litigation and Regulatory Developments Conference By Logan Nantais Recently, I attended the 2026 Perrin Conferences PFAS Litigation and Regulatory Developments Conference, where industry leaders and...
3/12/2026 7:58:57 PM Special Employment and Workers' Compensation Exclusivity in Payroll Service Arrangements By Brian Greenfield The Appellate Division, Second Department, recently issued a significant decision addressing special employment and Workers' Compensation...
3/4/2026 8:23:01 PM When an Insured Misrepresents the Value or Quantity of Stolen Property: Legal Standards and Practical Considerations By Lauren Birkenstock Misrepresentation in First-Party Property Claims Misrepresentation of the value or quantity of allegedly stolen property remains one of...
2/27/2026 9:42:59 PM First Department Clarifies Scope of Industrial Code 'Passageway' Provision By Brian Greenfield The First Department recently issued a decision worth noting for practitioners handling New York Labor Law litigation. In Lacruise v....
2/23/2026 6:13:28 PM Prompting Protection: What Every Company Needs to Know About the Potential New AI Bills By Amanda Ogata Currently, two bipartisan bills in Congress address the use of copyrighted works in generative artificial intelligence (AI) training....
1/29/2026 3:23:59 PM Greater New York Mutual Co. Files Suit Against Subin By Christopher Gioia In a complaint filed on January 27, 2026, Greater New York Mutual Co. (GNY) alleges a civil RICO scheme arising out of the legal...
1/20/2026 10:04:03 PM Arbitration Agreements in Context: Lessons from Wise v. Tesla By Angie Chang Shortly before the holidays, the First District Court of Appeal in Wise v. Tesla Motors, Inc. held that the Federal Arbitration Act did...
12/30/2025 7:03:34 PM New Year, New Compliance Duties: SB 513 Expands Personnel Record Requests By Logan Nantais Beginning January 1, 2026, California employers will face new obligations when responding to employee requests for personnel records....
12/24/2025 10:07:50 PM New York Passes the "AVOID" Act to Limit Timeframe to File Third-Party Actions By Christopher Gioia Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law an amendment to New York CPLR Section 1007, which governs when third-party practice is...
12/24/2025 8:05:59 PM Don't Avoid Filing Third-Party Complaints: New Law Significantly Curtails Time Constraints on Third-Party Actions By Adeel Jamaluddin Just last week, Governor Hochul signed a bill into law amending the CPLR to add hard time constraints to filing third-party actions. This...
12/17/2025 8:13:44 PM Lawyers & AI: Structural Support for the Evolving Practice of Law By Adeel Jamaluddin There's been much published on lawyers and AI. My colleagues recently offered insights on how AI models can be applied in litigation and...