Brooklyn court rejects trespass claims over FiOS installation
December 24, 2025
The Appellate Division has upheld a ruling by Justice Debra Silber in a case brought by two Brooklyn homeowners.
The Appellate Division has upheld a ruling by Justice Debra Silber in a case brought by two Brooklyn homeowners.
A Long Island lawyer was disbarred for misusing a vulnerable client’s home-sale proceeds for personal gain and billing excessive fees.
The Appellate Division allowed NYC to pursue repayment from a Brooklyn building owner after tenants were relocated due to unsafe conditions.
SIWBA hosted a June 5 breakfast with Appellate Term justices in Staten Island, bringing interns and the legal community together.
The KCCBA hosted an informative and well-attended CLE program about significant cases from the Court of Appeals.
Probation and imprisonment in a robbery, vacate a mandatory surcharge in a grand larceny and fee for an offender under legal provisions.
Conflicting testimony, intervention rights, constructive notice, “time of the essence” deadlines, the emergency doctrine, and foreclosures.
Procedural diligence in identifying defendants, adverse possession claims, and the sufficiency of allegations.
Evidence for intent in a gang assault, SORA risk level factors, recalculation of an order of protection, and a firearm appeal waiver.
Fraud, jurisdictional limits, governmental immunity, liability in collisions, contractual interference and the sufficiency of appeals.
Medical malpractice, visitation rights in a custody decision, a foreclosure case, a counterclaim on standing, and a mortgage foreclosure.
Late answer in a property dispute, disputes over serious injuries, a foreclosure’s defective dismissal order, and an inmate negligence claim.
Negligence claims, workplace safety standards, sidewalk maintenance, and comparative negligence and emergency doctrine defenses.
Procedural errors in amending complaints, the scope of duty for escrow agents, and landlord liability for out-of-possession property owners.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Joanne Quiñones was appointed to the Appellate Term of the Second, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts.
Procedural missteps, personal jurisdiction and the sufficiency of evidence in cases of personal injury and real estate disputes and more.
Venue challenge ruled untimely in Kings County tortious interference case The Appellate Division, Second Department has reversed a Kings County Supreme Court decision that had moved a tortious interference case
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department, upheld a Kings County Supreme Court ruling.
A default judgment, negligence claims, property owner duties regarding open hazards, and the proper jurisdiction for estate disputes.
Appellate Division upholds dismissal of premature retirement benefits claim The Appellate Division, Second Department, has upheld a Kings County Supreme Court decision dismissing Sandra Morton’s lawsuit against the New York
Appellate Division upholds preclusion order against defendants in personal injury case In a recent ruling, the Appellate Division, Second Department, upheld a Kings County Supreme Court decision precluding the defendants
Appellate Division reverses Kings County Supreme Court decision in contract breach case The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, has reversed a decision from the Kings County Supreme Court, ruling in
Appeals Court overturns ruling striking plaintiff’s complaint in personal injury case The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, has reversed a Kings County Supreme Court decision that had dismissed Michael White’s
Appellate Division finds defendants had notice of unsafe conditions, rules in favor of injured worker The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, has reversed a Kings County Supreme Court decision in
Appellate Division affirms Family Court decision denying motion to vacate orders of protection The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, upheld a Kings County Supreme Court decision in the case of
Appellate Division dismisses appeal due to incomplete record The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, upheld a Kings County Supreme Court decision by dismissing an appeal from Myrtle 6, LLC, due