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Author: David M .Gottlieb is an associate at Baker, Sanders, Barshay, Grossman, Fass, Muhlstock & Neuwirth, which has offices in Hillside and Mineola, N.Y. He also authors No-Fault Paradise.

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Recent Posts from theCPLRblog

  • CPLR R. 5015(a)(1)&(4); CPLR § 308(2)&(4); CPLR § 317

    CPLR R. 5015 Relief from judgment or order (a) On motion (1) excusable default... (2) newly-discovered evidence... (3) fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct of an adverse party (4) lack of jurisdiction to render the judgment…

  • Litigation Strategy CANNOT be a Reasonable Excuse for a Default

    Community Network Serv., Inc. v Verizon N.Y., Inc., 2009 NY Slip Op 04978 (App. Div., 1st, 2009) We reject plaintiff's argument that the trial court's assertedly erroneous oral, in limine ruling limiting plaintiff's proof of…

  • CPLR § 602(a) Consolidation Not Proper

    CPLR § 602 Consolidation (a) Generally Johnstone-mann v Stout, 2009 NY Slip Op 04829 (App. Div., 4th, 2009) Memorandum: In action No. 1, the plaintiffs seek damages for injuries sustained by Kim M. Johnstone-Mann when…

  • CPLR R. 2221CPLR § 2001

    CPLR § 2001 Mistakes, omissions, defects & irregularities CPLR R. 2221 Motion affecting prior order (d) A motion for leave to reargue Ayoub v Ayoub, 2009 NY Slip Op 05164 (App. Div., 1st, 2009) The…

  • CPLR § 5701(a)(2)

    CPLR § 5701 Appeals to appellate division from supreme and county courts (a) Appeals as of right (2) from an order not specified in subdivision (b), where the motion it decided was made upon notice...…

  • Sua Sponte Dismissal Improper (in this case)

    Mingrino Indus. 2000, Inc. v Pustilnikov, 2009 NY Slip Op 04875 (App. Div., 2nd, 2009) In the absence of notice to the parties and an application by the defendants for such relief, the Supreme Court…

  • Procedural Stuff, Forum Non Con, and Res Judicata

    Fischer v Crossard Realty Co., Inc., 2009 NY Slip Op 04968 (App. Div., 1st, 2009) An issue of fact as to whether defendant had notice of the claimed misleveling is raised by the elevator's service…

  • Experts & CPLR R. 2106

    CPLR R. 2106 Affirmation of truth of statement by attorney, physician, osteopath or dentist Todman v Yoshida, 2009 NY Slip Op 05257 (App. Div., 1st, 2009) The court correctly precluded the testimony of plaintiff's expert…

  • CPLR § 3013: No Private Right of Action via Alcoholic Beverage Control Law

    CPLR § 3013 Particularity of statements generally Victoria T. Enters., Inc. v Charmer Indus., Inc., 2009 NY Slip Op 04820 (App. Div., 4th, 2009) Plaintiff commenced this action seeking damages allegedly "arising out of defendants'…

  • CPLR § 3126

    CPLR § 3126 Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose Northfield Ins. Co. v Model Towing & Recovery, 2009 NY Slip Op 04878 (App. Div., 2nd, 2009) A preliminary conference order dated…


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