6/9/2026 9:31:07 PM What Attorneys Need to Know About New York Courts' New AI Rule By Jonathan Sellers The New York State Unified Court System has adopted a new rule, Part 161, regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") by...
6/9/2026 7:19:25 PM Court of Appeals Clarifies Industrial Code Specificity Under Section 241(6) By Adeel Jamaluddin The New York Court of Appeals recently issued its decision in Mann v. Mezuyon, LLC, resolving a longstanding split among the Appellate...
6/1/2026 5:00:00 PM Recent Second Department Decision Clarifies Former Owner Liability in Labor Law and Premises Liability Claims By Brian Greenfield A recent Second Department decision, Quintero v. MBH Capital, LLC, provides a useful reminder for construction-site and...
4/23/2026 2:21:51 PM No Duty to Third Parties: Second Department Dismisses Claim Against Streetlight Contractor By Brian Greenfield In an April 8, 2026, decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department, in Weiss v. Fran Corp., 2026 NY Slip Op 02147, reversed the...
4/17/2026 5:04:30 PM New First Department Decision Limits Labor Law § 240(1) Exposure in Trench Excavations By Brian Greenfield In Veloso v. City of New York, decided April 9, 2026, the Court unanimously affirmed summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff's...
4/10/2026 4:33:04 PM Recent First Department Decision: Storm-in-Progress Doctrine Reaffirmed in Interior Slip-and-Fall Context By Brian Greenfield In Alvizurez v. North State Realty Associates LLC, the First Department reversed two Bronx County orders and granted summary judgment to...
4/8/2026 3:26:31 PM First Department Reinforces Limits of Labor Law § 240(1) in Electrical Blast Ladder-Fall Case By Brian Greenfield A recent First Department decision, Arias v. Brooks Holdings Corp., decided March 26, 2026, is worth attention for anyone handling New...
4/3/2026 11:43:28 PM Second Department Decision Addresses FAA Preemption and New York Labor Law By Brian Greenfield A recent Second Department decision, Fabia v. Power Authority of the State of New York (March 18, 2026), is worth close attention for...
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 At the time, the statute—as originally enacted—promised...
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...
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....
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...