by | Jan 31, 2023 | Personal Injury
What Is The Grieving Families Act? Senate Bill S74A (A6770) seeks to amend New York’s wrongful death statute, which has been in place since 1847. New York is only one of two states (Alabama the other) which prohibit the recovery of emotional injury damages in...
by | Jan 27, 2023 | Litigation, Notary Public, Real Estate
Being a Notary Just Got a Lot More Difficult Effective now, the Department of State has implemented rigorous recordkeeping requirements for in-person notarial acts that mirror the requirements needed to perform electronic notarial acts. The official rule adoption...
by | Jan 13, 2023 | Litigation, Real Estate, Real Estate Brokerage
Your Seller Won’t Pay Your Commission — Now What? “Whoever has the gold makes the rules” is a familiar saying with particular relevance to real estate transactions. With hundreds of thousands—or even millions—of dollars flying across the closing...
by | Jan 6, 2023 | Litigation
Ambiguous “Effective Date”? The First Department, in a fully explored decision over a two justice dissent, ruffled some feathers in its application of well settled principles of contract interpretation. In the case Mak Technology Holdings Inc. v....
by | Dec 20, 2022 | Litigation
Unbundled Legal Services New York Courts have joined the growing ranks of jurisdictions explicitly permitting limited scope representation in civil litigation. On Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S6807, officially amending CPLR §321 to set forth the...
by | Dec 16, 2022 | Foreclosure, Litigation
What is a Default Judgment? A default judgment can be entered when a defendant fails to answer a summons, which is required to be served upon the defendant in a manner expected to make them aware of the lawsuit. Defaults happen for many reasons: neglect on the part of...