| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Caronia v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals of New York
Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In response to the 2nd circuit's certified question: under New York Law, a current or former longtime heavy smoker who has not been diagnosed with a...
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12/17/2013 | 227 |
Gyabaah v. Rivlab Transportation Corp.Court of Appeals of New York
Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
This action was not settled because the general release and the hold harmless agreement were never delivered to defendant, nor was the acceptance of...
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12/17/2013 | 257 SSM 32 |
People v. SmithCourt of Appeals of New York
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Pursuant to the rule announced in People v Huertas that a crime victim could testify to her own description of her attacker, given to the police...
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12/17/2013 | 226 |
William J. Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers, Inc. v. RabizadehCourt of Appeals of New York
Contracts, Evidence
In a dispute arising from defendant's alleged failure to pay for an item offered at plaintiff's public auction, summary judgment for defendant on...
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12/17/2013 | 229 |
Ragins v. Hospitals Insurance Company, Inc.Court of Appeals of New York
Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
The Appellate Division's determination that defendant was entitled to dismissal of plaintiff's breach of contract claim, which alleged that...
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12/17/2013 | 234 |
Town of Oyster Bay v. Lizza Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of New York
Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute arising out of defendants' construction of a sewer system in areas under plaintiffs' jurisdiction, in which plaintiffs alleged defendants...
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12/17/2013 | 214 |
People v. MyersCourt of Appeals of New York
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A new trial is ordered, where: 1) under the facts of this case, the admission of evidence of an uncharged crime allegedly committed by defendant for...
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12/12/2013 | 259 SSM 38 |
People v. CollierCourt of Appeals of New York
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for two first-degree robberies to which he pled guilty, which was imposed on resentencing following his challenge to his original...
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12/12/2013 | 228 |
People v. OddoneCourt of Appeals of New York
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for manslaughter in the first degree for causing the death of a man by holding him in a headlock is reversed and remanded for a...
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12/12/2013 | 236 |
Kolbe v. TibbettsCourt of Appeals of New York
Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Appellate Division's grant of summary judgment to defendants in a breach of contract action, in which plaintiffs allege that by increasing their...
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12/12/2013 | 235 |