Goldstein v Scott Seidler Family Trust 2025 NY Slip Op 31422(U) April 22, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 156268/2021 Judge: Judy H. Kim is a very unusual attorney fee/legal malpractice defense case. It is unusual
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Comments on Recent Cases: April 2025
By Will Newman
Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration#/media/File:Trump_showing_a_chart_with_reciprocal_tariffs_(cropped).jpgPart of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent decisions.Court Limits Scope of DepositionParties in litigation have very broad…
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (April 21 – 25)
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 21, 2025.
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NY DIVORCE – SOLELY TITLED MARITAL RESIDENCE ORDERED SOLD PENDENTE LITE
FR v. AR, 2025 NY Slip Op 50549 – Nassau Co. Supreme Court 2025:”The salient facts of this case give rise to an ever-evolving issue: since the Court of Appeals decision Kahn v. Kahn, infra, what authority, if any,…
PTAB Allows Three Concurrent IPR Petitions for Unusual Patent Claims
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By Shane Padilla and Matt Johnson –
Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) was persuaded to consider the merits of three out of seven concurrent petitions for an inter…
Not Bad Enough
Mohammad v Rehman 2025 NY Slip Op 01622 Decided on March 19, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department has a Judiciary Law 487 claim which is dismissed on the pleadings as not bad enough. This is a very common CPLR 3211…
Insurance Industry Impact: Will Tariff Uncertainty Revolutionize Risk Reviews?
While discussion of the recent tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump has largely centered around the potential rise of prices for tangible consumer goods, the insurance world has other additional considerations at play. In no small margin, the insurance industry…
No Exception for Willful and Wanton Conduct: Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies the Economic Loss Rule
By David McLain
In its recent decision in Mid-Century Insurance Co. v. HIVE Construction, Inc., 2025 CO 17, the Colorado Supreme Court definitively closed the door on an often-litigated theory: that the economic loss rule does not bar tort claims based on willful…
CLE FROM NCBA
PTAB Finds Petition Time Barred
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By Dalton Earich and Matt Johnson –
In 2985 LLC d/b/a Mountain Voyage Company, LLC v. The Ridge Wallet LLC, a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) panel denied inter partes review…