Stanley H. Fuld served on New York Court of Appeals for 27 years and sat as chief judge for six of them. During that time, he heard more than 13,000 cases and wrote more than 1,300 opinions. With a mind akin to a steel trap, Judge Fuld’s mastery of the law was so superb that … Continued
On a rainy New York evening, members of NYSBA’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section gathered for “An Evening at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse” with the Second Circuit. In the annual event’s first return from being held remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of ComFed were treated to an engaging tour of Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, designed … Continued
22 N.Y.C.R.R. § Court Subject (Change) Link to Order Eff. Date 202.5(a)(2) Sup. Requires preparation of documents using computer software program AO-141-22.pdf (nysba.org) 7/1/22 202.6(b) Sup. Adds an application for change of sex designation https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/RULES/trialcourts/AO-009-22.pdf 2/1/22 202.8-b Sup. Adds provisions on typewritten and handwritten papers and for cross-motions AO-141-22.pdf (nysba.org) 7/1/22 202.8-g Sup. Permits court … Continued
(West’s 2022 N.Y. Orders 1-7, 9-20; Adopted Rules on OCA website, at http://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml; amended rules on appellate court websites) 22 NYCRR § Court Subject (Change) Link to Order Eff. Date 202.5(a)(2) Sup. Requires preparation of documents using computer software program AO-141-22.pdf (nysba.org) 7/1/22 202.6(b) Sup. Adds an application for change of sex designation https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/RULES/trialcourts/AO-009-22.pdf 2/1/22 … Continued
I am writing this column following our Section’s first events of the fall season. Our Fall Social Event was well attended, and a good time was had by all! It was great to see so many longtime Section members connecting with new members over food and drink in Manhattan in late September. This is the … Continued
(http://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml) Note: The comment periods for the following proposed rules have expired, except as noted. Comments must be submitted to rulecomments@nycourts.gov. September 23, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Amending Commercial Division Rule 36 to Clarify the Courts’ Authority to Order Virtual Evidentiary Hearings and Bench Trials https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/rules/comments/pdf/RPC%20Rule%2036%209-23.pdf” RPC Rule 36 9-23.pdf (nycourts.gov) Email comments … Continued
The International Litigation Committee presented the second installment of its “Cross-Border Discovery” Continuing Legal Education series on June 7, 2022. The program discussed “outbound” cross-border discovery. In the scenario contemplated, parties to a proceeding in the United States seek to obtain evidence (documentary or testimonial) located in Switzerland, Canada (Ontario), the Netherlands, and England and … Continued
Current Section Chair Ignatius Grande appointed me historian with a view to recording and preserving the early history of our Section and its role in creating, implementing, and supporting the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This first interview is with Mark H. Alcott, sixth chair of the Commercial … Continued
(2022 N.Y. Laws ch. 1-580) CPLR Chapter (Part) (Subpart, Item, §) Change Eff. Date 105(s-1) 346 Extends expiration date to 6/30/2023 6/30/22 214-b 506 Amends beginning of range of sevice dates from Feb. 28, 1961, to Nov. 1, 1955 8/17.22 214-h(1)(i) & (5) 566 Adds definition of “emerging contaminant”; adds statute of limitations on emerging … Continued
I have the honor of presenting the Robert L. Haig Award for Distinguished Public Service to this year’s recipient, the Hon. Rolando T. Acosta. The award has been conferred by the NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section since 1995 to a “long-standing member of the legal profession who has rendered distinguished public service.” The first … Continued