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Court of Appeals of New York - October 2008 Opinion Summaries

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In the Matter of Jung

Court of Appeals of New York
Civil Rights, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law
Petition for review of a determination of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which imposed the sanction of removal from office as a...
10/28/2008 150

In the Matter of Brooklyn Assembly Halls of Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc. v. Dep't of Envtl. Prot. of the City of New York

Court of Appeals of New York
Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Tax-exempt Organizations, Water Law
In a petition seeking to force city water agencies to provide a statutorily-authorized exemption allowing petitioner-church free use of city water,...
10/28/2008 153

In the Matter of City of New York, regarding Melrose Commons Urban Renewal Area, Phase II

Court of Appeals of New York
Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a condemnation proceeding in which the landowner claimed numerous woodworking tools as compensable trade fixtures, an order awarding compensation...
10/28/2008 156

Litwack v. Plaza Realty Investors, Inc.

Court of Appeals of New York
Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a negligence suit brought by a tenant arising from the discovery of toxic mold in her apartment, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where...
10/28/2008 159

People v. Jones

Court of Appeals of New York
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of defendant's Batson challenge is affirmed where defendant failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination in the peremptory...
10/28/2008 160

Boudreaux v. State of Louisiana Dep't of Transp.

Court of Appeals of New York
Constitutional Law, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Transportation
In a suit to satisfy a money judgment in a negligence case by reaching New York assets owned by the State of Louisiana, denial of plaintiffs' request...
10/28/2008 182

Cohen v. Mem'l Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr.

Court of Appeals of New York
Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under Labor Law section 240(1), summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where no Labor Law section 240(1) liability exists where an...
10/28/2008 218 SSM 25

Brooks v. Judlau Contracting, Inc.

Court of Appeals of New York
Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by an ironworker for injuries sustained on the job while employed by defendant's subcontractor, dismissal of plaintiff's...
10/21/2008 147

Sorbara Constr. Corp. v. AIU Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals of New York
Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking to require an insurer to defend or indemnify an insured, judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where: 1) when a policy of...
10/21/2008 157

People v. Lucas

Court of Appeals of New York
Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for first-degree murder is affirmed over a claim that the indictment was legally insufficient because it "double-counted" the death of the...
10/21/2008 148

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