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I read a message that District Courts and Civil Courts (to the extent they are “open”) are accepting new paper filed cases. Now, in the three

The daily news stated something interesting yesterday and I will quote it: “For the courts, the silver lining to the pandemic may be that it is

I received an email from someone about my sporadic posts on here and asking if I am alright. To answer, yes, I am alright. I am

I start by stating the obvious: None us in this profession are generally “essential workers”. We at best redistribute wealth. What does that mean to you?

The epidemiologists are telling us to socially distance. For the introverts among the readers, that is perhaps too easy. For others, it is clearly a challenge.

My friends in Miami-Dade apparently see no problem with the pendamic. While Courts in Palm Beach, Broward and Dade are closed, the streets from what I

I am transitioning the blog slightly for the next few months into what I think are life observations. There is more to life than motions, appeals,

Because of what is going on in the world and our collective practices, I want to halt, for a second, the sporadic rolling debate I have

P&H Painting, Inc. v Flintlock Constr. Servs., LLC, 2020 NY Slip Op 00603 (2d Dept. 2020) ” Although the general rule is that in order to

Sheepshead Bay Oral Surgery, PLLC v Unitirin Direct Ins. Co., 2019 NY Slip Op 52028(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2019) I think the standard of law would

Wes Psychological Servs., P.C. v Travelers Ins. Co., 2019 NY Slip Op 52029(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2019) “Contrary to defendant’s sole contention, defendant failed to demonstrate

Metro Psychological Servs., P.C. v American Tr. Ins. Co., 2019 NY Slip Op 51614(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2019) “Contrary to plaintiff’s contention, defendant’s motion for summary

Haar v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 918 F.3d 231, 235 (2d Cir. 2019) “For the reasons stated, the Court hereby certifies the following question to

Castro v Malia Realty, LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op 06466 (2d Dept. 2019) (1) “For decades, trial courts in the Second Judicial Department have, as a

Right Aid Med. Supply Corp. v Travelers Ins. Co.. 2019 NY Slip Op 51184(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2019) “The witness, a 27-year employee of defendant, testified

Masigla v Windhaven Ins. Co., 2019 NY Slip Op 51169(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2019) He wrote the book, but who wrote the answer? I am not

Acupuncture Approach, P.C. v NY Cent. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2018 NY Slip Op 51601(U) (App. Term 2d Dept. 2018) I missed this one originally. And

Golden Star Acupuncture, P.C. v Erie Ins. Co. of NY, 2019 NY Slip Op 50920(U)(App. Term 2d Dept. 2019) “We note that the Civil Court did

Andrew Carothers, M.D., P.C. v Progressive Ins. Co., 2019 NY Slip Op 04643 (2019) The facts are as egregious as they come. Carothers made nothing and