On February 28, 2019, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP v. Preserve Assoc., LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op. 29056, holding that judicial estoppel barred a defendant from taking factual position different from that taken in earlier actions or proceedings, explaining: An estoppel rests upon the... Read more »
Blogs
Posts Categorized: Court Rules/Procedures
Action Dismissed For Failure Timely to Serve Summons and Complaint
On February 7, 2019, Justice Platkin of the Albany County Commercial Division issued a decision in Plank, LLC v. Dutch Vil., LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op. 50188(U), dismissing an action for failure timely to serve the summons and complaint, explaining: CPLR 306-b requires service of process to be made within 120 days of the filing of... Read more »
A Lawyer’s Failure to Have an Office in New York Does Not Doom Cases Filed by That Lawyer
On February 14, 2019, the Court of Appeals issued a decision in Arrowhead Capital Fin., Ltd. v. Cheyne Specialty Fin. Fund L.P., 2019 NY Slip Op. 01124, holding that a lawyer’s failure to have an office in New York does not render void actions filed by that lawyer, explaining: An attorney who is regularly admitted... Read more »
Third-Party Complaint Improper When Third-Party Defendants Not Liable for all or Part of Plaintiff’s Claims Against Defendant
On December 12, 2018, Justice Grays of the Queens County Commercial Division issued a decision in Rubinoff v Yunatanov, 2018 NY Slip Op. 33482(U),dismissing a third-party complaint because the third-party defendants were not allged to be liable for all or pat of the plaintiff’s claims against the defendant, explaining: The plaintiffs began the instant action... Read more »
Plaintiff Allowed to Correct Caption When It Mistakenly Sued Under Incorrect Name
On January 4, 2019, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Latin Mkts. Brazil, LLC v. Salsinha, 2019 NY Slip Op. 30201(U), allowing a plaintiff to correct a case caption when the plaintiff mistakenly sued under the incorrect name, explaining: Defendant objects to the original plaintiff Markets Group, Inc. as an... Read more »
Justices Scarpulla and Schecter Updates Part Rules
Justices Saliann Scarpulla and Jennifer Schecter of the New York County Commercial Division recently updated their individual practices.
Court Grants Extension of Time To Serve Defendant Even Though Plaintiff Did Not Provide Good Cause for Failure Timely to Serve
On November 5, 2018, Justice Livote of the Queens County Commercial Division issued a decision in FCS Group, LLC v. Chica, 2018 NY Slip Op. 33433(U), extending a plaintiff’s time to serve even though the plaintiff did not show good cause for failing timely to serve, explaining: CPLR 32ll(a)(8) provides that a party may move the... Read more »
Delay Not Fatal to Motion to Amend
On November 14, 2018, Justice Grays of the Queens County Commercial Division issued a decision in Energy Conservation Group, LLC v. Applied Underwriters, Inc., 2018 NY Slip Op. 33436(U), granting a motion to amend even though there was a delay in making the motion, explaining: CPLR §3025(b) provides that leave to amend a pleading shall be freely given... Read more »
Reassignment to Different Justice Does Not Affect Effect of Prior Justice’s Rulings
On January 8, 2019, the First Department issued a decision in R&R Capital LLC v. Merritt, 2019 NY Slip Op. 00067, holding that its reassignment of a case to a different trial judge did not affect the prior trial judge’s rulings, explaining: The scope and import of this Court’s decision in R & R Capital LLC... Read more »
Justices Borrok and Cohen Post Part Rules
Newly-assigned New York County Commercial Division Justices Andrew Borrok and Joel M. Cohen have posted their part rules.