Court of Appeals of New York - November 2010 Opinion Summaries

Kramer v. Phoenix Life Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In response to a certified question from the Second Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals rules that New York law permits a person to procure an...

In re: Jazmin A.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law
A Family Court order of juvenile detention is reversed where a court appearance for checking up on compliance with probation cannot be an...

In re: Kese Indus., Inc.

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a hybrid action/CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking an order enjoining respondent from transferring a tax deed, judgment for petitioners is reversed...

People v. Boscic

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A reversal of defendant's drunk driving conviction is reversed where there is no per se rule requiring that breath-alcohol detection devices must be...

In re: Empire State Towing & Recovery Assn.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board's determination that an applicant for unemployment insurance was entitled to additional...

In re: Falzone

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In a CPLR article 75 proceeding arising from respondent's determination denying petitioner's claim for supplementary uninsured motorist (SUM)...

In re: Cintron

Property Law & Real Estate, Administrative Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In an article 78 proceeding seeking administrative review of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal's order denying in part petitioner's rent...

People v. Bradford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's rape conviction is affirmed where there was a basis in the record for the appellate division's determination that defendant's confession...

Moray v. Koven & Krause, Esqs.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action for legal malpractice, breach of contract and professional negligence against a law firm, the trial court's order dismissing the action...

In re: Jimmy D.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law
In a juvenile's appeal from an order adjudicating him a juvenile delinquent and placed him on probation for 18 months, conditioned on cooperation with...