CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS Court of Appeals Refuses to Relax Court of Claims Act Pleading Requirements for Child Victims Act Claims Holds CVA Did Not Alter Substantive Pleading Requirements In prior editions of the Law Digest, we referred to the significant pleading requirements outside of the CPLR that can have jurisdictional consequences. Specifically, we noted the … Continued

CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS Court of Appeals Applies Civil Rights Law § 50-a Repeal Retroactively Finds Legislative Intent and Remedial Nature of Repeal Legislation Supporting Such a Conclusion Prior to a 2020 amendment, former Civil Rights Law § 50-a provided, with limited exceptions, that “[a]ll personnel records [of law enforcement officers] used to evaluate performance toward … Continued