Publication: Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Newsletter

Meet New York’s Commercial Judges: By and for Junior Lawyers—Part 9

On October 26, 2023, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section held its ninth installment of its series devoted to encouraging junior attorneys to interact with and learn from New York’s Commercial Division Justices. This session featured the Honorable Linda S. Jamieson. Beginning in November 2002, Justice Jamieson was elected as a Justice of the State … Continued

The Life and Times of the Hon. Guido Calabresi

On October 10, 2023, ComFed hosted a virtual fireside chat between the Hon. Guido Calabresi, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Prof. Norman I. Silber of Hofstra Law School about Prof. Silber’s newly released book Outside In: The Oral History of Guido Calabresi (Oxford Univ. Press, 2023). Former ComFed Section Chair Ignatius … Continued

CPLR Amendments: 2023-24 Legislative Session

(2023 N.Y. Laws ch. 1-777; 2024 N.Y. Laws ch.1-49, 61-105) CPLR Chapter (Part) (Subpart, Item, §) Change Eff. Date 105(s-1) 151 Extends repeal date to 6/30/24 6/30/23 213-c 777(42) Deletes cross-references to certain criminal sexual acts 1/1/24 215(8)(b) 777(43) Deletes cross-references to certain criminal sexual acts 1/1/24 503(g) 570 Provides that in an action to … Continued

CLE: The Supreme Court Outlawed Affirmative Action in College Admissions—What That Means for Private Employers

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States announced a decision in the consolidated cases of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellow of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et. al, 124 S. Ct. 2141 (2023), banning affirmative action in college admissions. In the Commercial and … Continued

CLE: Recent CPLR Developments

The Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association continued its morning live-program CLE sessions with a segment entitled “CPLR Update for Commercial Litigators,” featuring David Horowitz and Katryna Kristoferson of the Law Offices of David Paul Horowitz, PLLC, as well as Hon. Justice John R. Higgitt, Associate Justice of the … Continued

CLE: Everything You Wanted To Know About Bankruptcy But Were Afraid To Ask

The first CLE program of ComFed’s Annual Meeting featured an update on bankruptcy litigation and financing. Speakers included Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation Committee Co-Chairs Alan J. Brody of Greenberg Traurig and Sheryl Giugliano of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, as well as Hon. Jil Mazer-Marino, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D.N.Y., and Fred Stevens of Klestadt Winters Jureller … Continued

AI and the Legal Profession

Alumni, students, and faculty convened in the atrium of St. John’s Law School building, eager to hear from artificial intelligence experts Maura Grossman and Moya Novella, alongside federal judges Hon. Wicks and Hon. Castel. This distinguished panel delved into the nuanced ethical considerations surrounding the advancements in AI technology in reference to the legal field. … Continued

2023-2024 Amendments to the Uniform Rules for Supreme and County Courts, Rules Governing Appeals, and Certain Other Rules of Interest to Civil Litigators

(West’s 2023 N.Y. Orders 1-28 and 2024 N.Y. Orders 1-4; Adopted Rules on OCA website, http://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml; amended rules on appellate court websites) 22 N.Y.C.R.R. § Court Subject (Change) Link to Order Eff. Date 202.6 Sup. Replaces “Child Victims Act” with “Adult Survivors Act” in RJI 202.70(g), Rule 2 Sup. Requires notification of settlement and discontinuance by … Continued