In this matter, a dispute over approximately $13,000 in legal fees has been litigated in 4 courts. Kleinman v Weisman Law Group, P.C., 2019 NY Slip Op 07573, Decided on October 23, 2019, Appellate Division, Second Department: “In 2013, the defendant Weisman Law Group, P.C. (hereinafter the defendant firm), commenced an action against the plaintiff to recover unpaid legal fees in the Nassau County District Court. The plaintiff asserted a counterclaim, alleging that he was…

The better practice is, if it is your desire, to address disclosure of your full digital assets via a will, trust or other record.  Estate of Murray, NYLJ October 21, 2019, Date filed: 2019-09-30. Court: Surrogate’s Court, Suffolk, Judge: Surrogate Theresa Whelan, Case Number: 2018-1561/A: “By this proceeding, petitioner, one of the duly appointed fiduciaries of the estate of this decedent, seeks an order granting her access to the account decedent maintained with Apple, Inc.…

The devil is in the detail. Asquith v. REDEVELOP ALBANY, LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op 29295 – NY: City Court September 20 2019: “With respect to the subject security deposit, the Court finds that defendant did not comply with the legal requirement that a landlord provide to a tenant who vacates an apartment a written statement itemizing the reasons for retaining all or a portion of the tenant’s security deposit. General Obligations Law Section 7-108(1-e),…

Here the court discusses whether CPLR 2001 will cure a defect under CPLR 308. Estate of Norman Perlman v Kelley, 2019 NY Slip Op 06475, Decided on September 11, 2019, Appellate Division, Second Department: “The plaintiff commenced this action on December 31, 2015, by filing a summons and complaint. On January 21, 2016, the plaintiff filed an affidavit of service with the Kings County Clerk’s Office, which stated that on January 14, 2016, service was…

Doe v Bloomberg, L.P., 2019 NY Slip Op 06728, Decided on September 24, 2019, Appellate Division, First Department Kern, J.: “The City HRL imposes strict liability on an “employer” for the discriminatory acts of the employer’s managers and supervisors (see Administrative Code of the City of New York § 8-107[13][b][1]; Zakrzewska v New School, 14 NY3d 469, 480-481 [2010])[FN2]. Specifically, Administrative Code § 8-107(13)(b) provides: “An employer shall be liable for an unlawful discriminatory practice…

Here the son was sued by the facility in the principal amount of $44,210.11 for room, board, and skilled nursing care services which it provided to the defendant’s mother from January 29, 2010 through August 31, 2010. An admission agreement was signed by the defendant as “responsible party” and plaintiff claimed a breach by defendant’s “failing to pay the moneys due toward the cost of his mother’s care at the facility from his mother’s assets…