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 6:30:08 PM Risk Management for Security Guard Companies: Operational Protocols to Avoid Litigation By Brian Taylor Over the last decade, the implementation of numerous safety mechanisms in vehicles has reduced the number of motor vehicle accidents...
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...
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...
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...
11/25/2025 10:21:36 PM No More Secrets: Case Funding is Now Fair Game in Discovery By Christopher Gioia The Appellate Division First Department, in Lituma v. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC, an unpublished decision, determined that case...
10/31/2025 9:53:24 PM Court of Appeals Practices Judicial Restraint - Reaffirms Bar on Solely Emotional Harm Recovery By Adeel Jamaluddin In San Miguel v. Grimaldi, 2025 NY Slip Op 05780, the Court of Appeals recently issued a decision likely to have a significant impact on...
10/16/2025 6:30:57 PM Stage an Accident on a Construction Site in NYS? Still NOT a Felony By Adeel Jamaluddin Fraud in the New York construction industry in the form of staged accidents, exaggerated claims, and unnecessary or excessive treatment...
10/10/2025 7:03:29 PM Appellate Division and Court of Appeals - Conflict? By Adeel Jamaluddin The Appellate Division, First Department, recently reaffirmed a doctrine that often gets lost in the shuffle. In Murillo v Downtown NYC...
10/9/2025 9:44:43 PM From Charts to Courtroom - When Medical Records Take the Stand - Court Clarifies Hearsay Standard for Medical Records By Christopher Gioia Seven decades ago, the Court of Appeals determined that statements contained in medical records are admissible as business records, an...