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Court of Appeals of New York - April 2007 Opinion Summaries

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AmBase Corp. v. Davis Polk & Wardwell
Court of Appeals of New York
Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice, Tax Law 
Defendant law firm, which successfully litigated an I.R.S. tax dispute, did not commit legal malpractice when it failed to question whether an...
04/26/2007 51
Rudolf v. Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer
Court of Appeals of New York
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice 
In legal malpractice action, reversal of summary judgment for plaintiff, which had awarded plaintiff his legal and expert fees incurred in trial where...
04/26/2007 52
People v. Kozlow
Court of Appeals of New York
Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law 
A defendant charged with attempted dissemination of indecent material to minors in the first degree under former Penal Law section 235.22 may properly...
04/26/2007 49
White Plains Coat & Apron Co. v. Cintas Corp.
Court of Appeals of New York
Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law 
On certified question from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Court answers that a generalized economic interest in soliciting business...
04/26/2007 32
Zorn v. Gilbert
Court of Appeals of New York
Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice 
Legal malpractice cause of action is reinstated where the Appellate Division erred in holding that plaintiff's cause of action was time-barred.
04/03/2007 86 SSM 6
Highland Capital Mgmt. LP v. Leonard Schneider
Court of Appeals of New York
Banking Law, Commercial Law  (Industry: Retail)
In answer to a certified question by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, eight promissory notes at issue in the case fall within the...
04/03/2007 38
Nilsson v. Dep't of Envtl.Prot.. of City of New York
Court of Appeals of New York
Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law  (Industry: Retail)
In case involving plan to build a house on a parcel of vacant land within the New York City Watershed, reversal by appellate division of order...
04/03/2007 37
People v. Dean
Court of Appeals of New York
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing  (Industry: Retail)
Conviction and sentence based on guilty plea to possessing a sexual performance by a child are modified such that defendant's sentences will run...
04/03/2007 35
People v. Havrish
Court of Appeals of New York
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence  (Industry: Retail)
In case where defendant complied with an order of protection to turn over his firearms to police, and he produced an unlicensed handgun, accusatory...
04/03/2007 31
328 Owners Corp. v. 330 West 86 Oaks Corp.
Court of Appeals of New York
Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate  (Industry: Retail)
Under the circumstances presented in this case, land use restrictions as set forth in article 16 of the General Municipal Law and referenced in the...
04/03/2007 34

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