For claims to recover money due on an instrument, CPLR 3213 can provide a faster path to judgment than a plenary action—but only if its procedural requirements are strictly followed.
CPLR 3213 permits a party to move for summary judgment
Nick Reiner stands accused, but not convicted, of killing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner (Carly Thomas, “Nick Reiner Blocked from Trust Fund Due to ‘Slayer Statute’ Amid Charges for Parents’ Murder”, The Hollywood Reporter, [last viewed on
The outcome of business divorce cases often depends upon whether a litigant is an owner of the business entity. Less often, the outcome depends upon what kind of entity the litigants own.From time to time, the variety of business organization
Welcome to this 16th annual edition of Summer Shorts. This year’s edition features brief commentary on a trio of recent decisions by New York courts in business divorce cases, including:
If you’ve closed a deal in the past year, there’s a good chance your outside counsel, your counterparty’s advisors or maybe your own team used an AI tool to review part of the data room.
The appeal is obvious. A
As my colleague, Serene Carino, recently blogged, the Commercial Division Advisory Council has proposed a rule requiring accurate pinpoint citations in all Commercial Division filings, a reform designed to ensure that “[t]he reader should never be left guessing where
Let’s say you are a minority interest holder facing a squeeze-out merger. If someone else controls the process, the price, and the paperwork, how do you know the deal was fair? Can a minority shareholder that also holds a meaningful
The Commercial Division Advisory Council has released two proposed rule amendments for public comment — one requiring greater transparency in discovery cost-shifting requests, and another mandating pinpoint citations in Commercial Division filings.
Proposal No. 1: Transparency for Discovery Cost-Shifting Requests
This week, drawing inspiration from Peter Mahler’s annual Summer Shorts series of articles, we’ll feature a relatively pithy summary of an impressive post-trial decision from one of the finest judges sitting in our state capital, Albany County Commercial Division Justice
If you are company counsel advising an early-stage startup, the recent judgment in Gregg v. Cooley LLP should give you pause. On July 27, 2026, the Superior Court of New Jersey entered a judgment of over $25 million against Cooley
