Update:

On April 8, 2020, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks issued Administrative Order AO/85/20 to promulgate the procedures and protocols in non-essential matters, which take effect on April 13, 2020. Although the order extends virtual operations to non-essential matters, no new non-essential matters may be filed until further notice. Nor may additional papers be filed

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and perhaps no less so in trying times like these. For years, the idea of virtual courts in New York has been discussed, and, in some very limited cases implemented. But now, in the current crisis, they are more necessary than ever and the Chief Judge of

In these trying times, your options for immediate relief in commercial cases is likely limited unless it directly is related to coronavirus issues. However, if your issues satisfy the requirements of federal jurisdiction, you still have the ability to pursue a remedy in federal court.

When it comes to commercial litigation during the coronavirus pandemic,

Local, state and federal governments have taken unprecedented measures to control the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), measures that will negatively impact the real estate industry in the state. Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order that will directly impact New York’s real estate industry.

On March 20, 2020, Gov. Cuomo issued

Part of the commitment to entering into a contract includes an agreement between parties to perform contractual obligations on a timely basis, with limited exceptions. Contracts frequently include a provision titled “force majeure,” which translates literally from French to mean “superior force.”

Force majeure provisions, generally part of the boilerplate section of a contract and

With Valentine’s Day in our rear-view mirror, it is nice to reflect on the special relationships in our life – with our spouse, our parents, our children, and if one is lucky enough, with our grandchildren. These relationships provide meaning and perspective to our day-to-day existence and can provide immeasurable joy and happiness.

Special relationship

With the coronavirus outbreak continuing in China, significant new incidences being reported in South Korea and Italy, and stories of quarantines permeating the news, in addition to the catastrophic toll on human health, we are far from business as usual in many respects. In the U.S., a CDC official has now stated, “It’s not a

Football is a game of statistics and more statistics, as any fantasy football fanatic can tell you. But if you want to predict which team will win, one statistic is particularly telling. In fact, from 2007 to 2016, the team that had the fewest turnovers in a game won 78 percent of the time. On the other

Frank Raia wrote an article entitled “Play Ball!” for Best’s Review, A.M. Best’s monthly insurance magazine. Frank discusses the challenge that colleges and universities face defending a lawsuit when a student gets injured participating in a school-sanctioned sports activity.

To read the article, click here.

The “devil is in the details.”

How many times has that truism been proven true? Like when your high school child tells you that he and his friends are off to Mexico for spring break. Or when a travel agent lets you in on the deal of a lifetime for an all-inclusive cruise to a