4/25/2025 6:25:05 PM New York Courts on Good Faith Efforts to Resolve Discovery Disputes Before Filing a Motion: We Still Mean It! By Alan Levy The new Court Rule 22 NYCRR § 202.20-f states that before you can file a discovery motion against a non-responsive party, you must make...
4/7/2025 11:48:32 PM Always Investigate the Treating Physicians: You Might Strike Gold By Brian Taylor Everyone knows that lien treatment is simply a part of the personal injury industry. However, not all doctors operate their practices in...
11/20/2024 7:19:43 PM Am I Early? Or Right on Time? The Appellate Division Reiterates Law on Early Motions for Summary Judgment By Adeel Jamaluddin Here's a short decision out of the Second Department that addresses the timing of motions for summary judgment: Kharyshyn v West End 82,...
9/19/2024 5:39:44 PM Requisite Nexus - The Cable Guy and the Labor Law By Adeel Jamaluddin In a recent decision, Acevedo-Espinosa v RH 250 Sherman Ave., LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 04365, the Appellate Division, Second Department,...
6/27/2024 6:40:26 PM The Space Between - Labor Law 240 and Interstitials By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, First Department, issued a decision clarifying the concept of "foreseeability" in Labor Law 240 analysis. The...
4/8/2024 7:08:40 PM Not "Just the Facts, Ma'am": Appellate Division Highlights Importance of Statement of Material Facts By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, First Department, in Seo v City of New York, 2024 NY Slip Op 01785, recently issued a decision highlighting the...
3/15/2024 10:33:51 PM Court of Appeals Reverses Appellate Division and Clarifies Integral to Work Defense By Adeel Jamaluddin Just last month, the Court of Appeals issued a wide-ranging decision on Labor Law Section 241(6) that will likely have significant...
2/20/2024 6:23:05 PM Walk the Plank! Or you'll run afoul of Labor Law Section 240 By Adeel Jamaluddin Recently, the Appellate Division, First Department, in York v Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 00826, reversed the lower...
2/14/2024 7:42:35 PM Plaintiff's PFAS Class Action Dismissed By Janet Stellpflug The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed a major class action suit brought on behalf of all Ohio residents. While PFAS...
2/9/2024 4:35:26 PM In the Trenches with Labor Law 240(1) - After Appellate Division Split - Court of Appeals Set to Address By Adeel Jamaluddin The Court of Appeals is set to hear an appeal regarding whether a below-grade trench excavation wall cave-in resulting in injuries to a...
2/8/2024 12:05:17 AM "Integral to Work" Defense Upheld: Implications for Construction Injury Cases By Adeel Jamaluddin Recently, the Appellate Division, First Department, in Maldonado v Hines 1045 Ave. of the Ams. Invs. LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op 00379, affirmed...
8/24/2023 4:27:32 PM There Can Be Only One - Sole Proximate Cause: What is it, and can it help the defense? By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, Second Department, in Iannaccone v United Natural Foods, Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op 04372, in a decision published...